Grewia insularis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Grewia |
Species: | G. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Grewia insularis |
Grewia insularis is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae, or mallow family, that is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. Its specific epithet is the Latin for insular, referring to its island location.[2]
Description
[edit]Grewia insularis is a shrub or small tree. Its leaves are oblong to ovate, 40–110 mm long. The yellow flowers are usually 1–3 in an umbel, often with several umbels from one leaf-axil. The fruit is purple, often reduced to a subglobose drupe about 3 mm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Found only on Christmas Island, it occurs on the terraces on the northern coast.[2]
Relationships
[edit]The fruit and flowers of G. insularis are similar to those of G. glabra, while the shape of its leaves closely resemble those of G. eriocarpa.
References
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[edit]Sources
[edit]- Ridley, H.N. (1906). Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 45: 181.
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(help) - "Grewia insularis Ridl". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-11-26.