Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Tiliaceae | Genus: Grewia | Species: Grewia flavescens Juss.( गोंदनी ) |
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| Synonym | Grewia aspera Schinz, Grewia commutata DC., Vinticena flavescens (Juss.) Burret | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Donkey Berry, Sandpaper Raisin | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Donkey Berry, Sandpaper Raisin, Rough-leaved Raisin | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Gondni | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 900m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits two-lobed drupes, occasionally four-lobed and hairy and ripen towards the end of winter. |
| Habitat | Edges of roads, river banks and dry rivers, growing in large uniform groups. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical Africa - drier areas from Mauritania to Eritrea and Ethiopia, south to Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique; through Arabia to India. | Bark Details | Smooth but hairy, yellowish green in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Mewat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub or small tree, multi-stemmed and densely branched, grow upto 5 m; looping angular stems thicken with age and become rope-like, hanging between the tree. Leaves simple, alternate, hairy and light green on both sides, being more hairy underneath, edges irregularly toothed; leaf tips pointed. Flower yellow, star-like, grow in axillary clusters; petals are 5, curved back. Fruits two-lobed drupes, occasionally four-lobed and hairy and ripen towards the end of winter. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, hairy and light green on both sides, being more hairy underneath, edges irregularly toothed; leaf tips pointed. |
