Grewia pondoensis

PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / MALVALES / MALVACEAE / GREWIOIDEAE / GREWIEAE / GREWIA / PONDOENSIS

Grewia pondoensis Burret

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Morphological description

Small tree or scrambler up to 5 m tall; branchlets glabrous. Leaf-blade 40-80 x 20-50 mm, coriaceous, glabrous and usually shiny above, apex obtuse to subacute, base obtuse to rounded, margin subentire; petiole up to 15 mm long; stipules 2-3 mm long, linear, caducous. Inflorescence leaf-opposed, 1(-3)-flowered; peduncles up to 10 mm long, glabrous; pedicels up to 15 mm long, slender, shortly stellate-pubescent. Sepals 15 mm long, linear-oblong, pubescent and greenish outside, pinkish inside. Petals pink, 13-15 mm long, oblong-oblanceolate, with a basal nectariferous portion 2.5 mm long, circumvillous, ridged above. Androgynophore glabrous below for 1 mm, prolonged above into a densely pubescent portion 1.5 mm long. Ovary densely hairy, 4-lobed; style 10 mm long, glabrous; stigma broad. Fruit 4-lobed, shining, glabrescent, brown to blackish, somewhat fleshy. From: Wild, H. 1984. Tiliaceae. Fl. S. Africa 21(1): 1-44. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209546#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]

Small tree or scrambler, up to 5 m high; branches glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, shiny above, ovate, elliptic-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, rhomboid-lanceolate, base obtuse to rounded, apex acute, margins Sub-Entire. Inflorescences leaf-opposed; peduncles up to 10 mm long, glabrous. Flowers ± 15 mm long, pink. Sepals linear-oblong, up to 15 mm long, greenish outside, pink inside. Petals shorter than sepals. Androgynophore with basal glabrous portion of ± 1 mm long, prolonged into densely pubescent portion up to 1.5 mm long. Flowering time Dec.-May. Fruit brown to blackish, shining, ± 15 mm in diam., 4-lobed, somewhat fleshy. From: Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Malvaceae s.l. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1181-1216. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Diagnostic description

Related to G. occidentalis but the leaves are larger, thicker-textured and shinier on the upper surface, with entire or subentire margins. The holotype in B has unfortunately been destroyed and no further material of the type gathering has been located but, judging by the description, there is little doubt that it applies to the present concept. From: Wild, H. 1984. Tiliaceae. Fl. S. Africa 21(1): 1-44. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209546#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]

Habitat

Found as a scrambler in coastal bush. From: Wild, H. 1984. Tiliaceae. Fl. S. Africa 21(1): 1-44. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209546#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]

Coastal bush in Pondoland; Sub-Escarpment Savanna, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Indigenous Forests. From: Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Malvaceae s.l. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1181-1216. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

In Pondoland and the extreme south of Natal. From: Wild, H. 1984. Tiliaceae. Fl. S. Africa 21(1): 1-44. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209546#page/1/mode/1up] [CC BY]

Altitude

0 to 305 m

Occurrence records map

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name

Grewia pondoensis Burret

Synonym(s)

Common name	Language	Reference/barcode
Pondo crossberry	English	Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia.
Pondo cross-berry	English	Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Malvaceae s.l.. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1181-1216. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Pondo crossberry raisin	English	Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia.
pondo-kruisbessie	Afrikaans	Bredenkamp, CL. 2019. Malvaceae s.l.. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 1181-1216. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
pondo-kruisbessie	Afrikaans	Van Wyk, AE; Van den Berg, E; Coates Palgrave, M; Jordaan, M. 2011. Dictionary of names for southern African trees. Briza, Arcadia.

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Malvales

FAMILY Malvaceae

SUBFAMILY Grewioideae

TRIBE Grewieae

GENUS Grewia

SPECIES pondoensis

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Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0639463-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 6113 | 1983-8-4

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, UMTAMVUNA NAT. RES.; HAZELRIDGE

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Barcode: NH0086648-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 7393 | 1986-6-22

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ikubu River Gorge. Tributary of the Mzamba River.

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Barcode: PRE0626916-0 Collector(s) & number: van Wyk, AE, 5872 | 1982-10-9

South Africa, Eastern Cape, TRANSKEI; NTSUBANE; C.4 KM VANAF NTSUBANE NA MBOTYI

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Barcode: PRE0508012-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, P, BSA 1622 | 1993-12-14

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umtamvuna Nature Reserve: Spruit (kloof); NW of Beaon Hill. 30° .996 S: 30° .185 E.

General notes: Conf.: CL Bredenkamp.

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Barcode: PRE0585310-0 Collector(s) & number: Gavhi, PM, 26 | 2001-3-8

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umtamvuna Nature Reserve.

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Barcode: PRE0363274-0 Collector(s) & number: Nicholson, HB, 893 | 1970-7-16

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PORT EDWARD; UMTAMVUNA RIVER GORG

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Barcode: NH0100282-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 7926 | 1986-12-10

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lusikisiki district, Lupatana.

General notes: Flowers pink. Creeper.

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Barcode: PRE0272084-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 13263 | 1947-1-13

South Africa, Eastern Cape, LUSIKISIKI DIST.; MSIKABA GORGE; S. EDGE OF GORGE

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Barcode: PRE0270847-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 10153 | 1970-11-10

South Africa, Eastern Cape, GOSS POINT; RIVERINE FOR.

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Barcode: PRE0466137-0 Collector(s) & number: Venter, S, 812 | 1976-7-9

South Africa, Eastern Cape, TRANSKEI; MKAMBATI MOUTH

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Barcode: PRE0270813-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 7201 | 1966-12-31

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PORT SHEPSTONE DIST.

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Barcode: PRE0270811-0 Collector(s) & number: Nicholson, HB, 466 | 1966-12-31

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BEACON HILL; RIVERINE FOR.

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Barcode: PRE0621112-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 5286 | 1981-12-10

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PORT EDWARD; BEACON HILL

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Barcode: PRE0627206-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 397 | 1982-10-18

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PORT EDWARD; CLEARWATER

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Barcode: PRE0621113-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 5323 | 1982-1-8

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PORT EDWARD; BEACON HILL

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Barcode: PRE0272083-0 Collector(s) & number: Jenkins, E, PRE 47167 | 1970-5-21

South Africa, Eastern Cape, MAGWA FALLS; IN FOR.

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Barcode: NH0056411-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 7236 | -1-1

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Beacon Hill East riverine.

General notes: river bush scrambler over bushes.

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Barcode: NH0076201-0 Collector(s) & number: Schrire, BD, 1417 | -3-17

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Upper part Wichman's Farm.

General notes: Rocky ridge (Gasterias) Scrambling shrub in undergrowth of dense bush. Fruit in fours.

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Barcode: PRE0823444-0 Collector(s) & number: Bredenkamp, CL, 1286 | 1997-1-15

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mkambati Game Reserve: Route to river mouth from the Lodge. 31°19'01"S 29°57'54"E.

General notes: Coastal forest. On rocks. Moist. Sand. Shade. Shrub 1 - 2 m tall, leaning against others in shady atmosphere. Leaves glossy papery. Scarce. Growing at river mouth.

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Barcode: NH0090043-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 7692 | 1986-12-5

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lusikisiki district, Northen edge of Fraser Gorge (Cutweni side)

General notes: Scrambler, leaves dark glossy green. Flowers pink.

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Barcode: PRE0989244-0 Collector(s) & number: Victor, JE, 3056 | 2005-9-29

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Pondoland. Eastern slope of Mzamba River gorge, about 4km from the coast.

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Barcode: PRE0270812-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 7236 | 1967-1-1

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, PORT SHEPSTONE DIST.; BEACON HILL EAST; RAVINE RIVER BUSH

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Barcode: PRE0272082-0 Collector(s) & number: Howlett, CJ, 18 | 1924-2-6

South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ST. JOHNS; WESTGATE; FOOT OF WEST GATE

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Barcode: NH0082253-0 Collector(s) & number: Abbott, ATD, 2504 | 1985-1-25

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, Radio Beacon.

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Barcode: NH0116535-0 Collector(s) & number: Arkell, 27 | 1993-1-24

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mzamba, Casino, Mzamba River, riverine forest above river, before turnoff to Pump House.

General notes: Sandy loam sun, 2-3m high.

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