Grewia mollis is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical Africa, Yemen and Oman.[2] It is the source of grewia gum, an edible polysaccharidemucilage, similar in its properties to tragacanth gum.[3]
It can be affected by a smut fungi, called Pericladium grewiaePass., which was found on a plant in Eritrea.[4]
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^IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Grewia mollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156107559A156107561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156107559A156107561.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ab"Grewia mollis Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^Nep, Elijah I.; Odumosu, Patricia O.; Ngwuluka, Ndidi C.; Olorunfemi, Patrick O.; Ochekpe, Nelson A. (2013). "Pharmaceutical Properties and Applications of a Natural Polymer from Grewia mollis". Journal of Polymers. 2013: 1–8. doi:10.1155/2013/938726.
^"Record Details: Pericladium grewiae Pass". Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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