Grewia kakothamnos is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, found from southern Ethiopia to Tanzania.[1] Its flowers are white to pale lilac, and its two or four-lobed fruit are orange when ripe, and edible in a famine situation.[2] Grewia kakothamnos is particularly enjoyed as a forage by domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus), which will even eat the dead fallen leaves during the dry season.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Grewia |
| Species: | G. kakothamnos
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| Binomial name | |
| Grewia kakothamnos | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Grewia corallocarpa K.Schum. | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Grewia kakothamnos K.Schum". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b Heuzé, V.; Tran, G. (11 May 2019). "Grewia (Grewia kakothamnos)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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