Record Number
5537
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Grewia asiatica L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Grewia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Grewia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Grewia conferta Warb. ex Burret, Grewia humilis Wallich ex Mast., Grewia vestita Mast.
Vernacular Names
Phalsa (En). Philippines: bariuan-gulod (Tagalog). Cambodia: pophlië. Laos: nhap. Thailand: lai khon (central), po tao hai (northern), yap khee thao (eastern). Vietnam: c[of]-ke-[as].
Distribution
Indigenous to the Himalayas, but widely cultivated for its edible fruits in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand and the Philippines, where it is naturalized in Luzon.
Author(s)
C. Phengklai
Correct Citation of this Article
Phengklai, C., 1998. Grewia asiatica L.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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