Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Malvaceae

Genus:

Grewia

Species:

Grewia tenax subsp. tenax

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Northern Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Western Sahara, South Tropical Africa: Angola, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, West Tropical Africa: Burkina, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Western Indian Ocean: Maur