Grewia orbiculata
Rottler
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Description
A tropical tree in the Malvaceae family that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit of the Grewia villosa were eaten both while immature and green and also once they had ripened and hardened to a dark, reddish-brown. The bark was stripped off and crushed in water or chewed to a pulp which was used to wash the body as well as to clean the hair and disinfect the scalp
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ghatali
