Grewia_insularis

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Grewia insularis

Species of flowering plant

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]

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Description

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

Found only on Christmas Island, it occurs on the terraces on the northern coast.[2]

Relationships

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

Notes

  1. [1]
    Ridley (1906).
  2. [2]
    Flora of Australia Online.

Sources

  • Ridley, H.N. (1906). Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 45: 181. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • "Grewia insularis Ridl". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-11-26.


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