Taxon

Grewia occidentalis

 
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Grewia occidentalis - Assegaaibos, Booghout, Kruisbessie, Cross-berry, Dewberry, Four-corner, umNqabaza, Mokukutu, Mulembu, iLalanyathi
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Common name: Assegaaibos, Booghout, Kruisbessie, Cross-berry, Dewberry, Four-corner, umNqabaza, Mokukutu, Mulembu, iLalanyathi
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Distribution: Southern Africa
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Comments: The dried fruits are sometimes boiled in milk - a bush milkshake! Beer is also brewed from the ripe fruit. Other human uses of this species include using the wood to make bows and spear shafts. It makes a decorative garden plant which is both frost- and drought-hardy. It will grow well if well-watered and planted in good, composted soil.
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