Grewia occidentalis

Grewia occidentalis

  • Grewia occidentalis
  • Grewia occidentalis
  • Grewia occidentalis
  • Grewia occidentalis
  • Flower name
    Grewia occidentalis
  • Scientific name
    Grewia occidentalis
  • Alias睡蓮木, Grewia occidentalis, グルーイア, Grewia, crossberry, four-corner
  • Place of originSouth Africa
  • Place of floweringRiver, pond
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October

What is Grewia occidentalis

Grewia occidentalis or crossberry(scientific name: Grewia occidentalis) is a non-cold-tolerant evergreen vine shrub in the family Malvaceae, native to South Africa.
Flowers similar to water lily(scientific name: Nymphaea Hybrids) bloom. Together, the five petals and the five petals resembling petals look like 10 petals.

Generic name: Grewia occidentalis, Scientific name: Grewia occidentalis, aka: crossberry, Origin: South Africa, flowering Season: year-round (mainly from May to October), tree height: 1 to 3 m, flower diameter: 3 to 4 cm, flower color: pink to purple / yellow.


  • Order
    Malvales
  • Family
    Malvaceae
  • Genus
    Grewia
  • Species
    G.occidentalis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    Oval
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typenon-cold-tolerant evergreen vine shrub
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 300.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 4.0 cm

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