Jump to Navigation    Grewia asiatica Linn. Tiliaceae.  East
Indies. This plant is cultivated in India, says Brandis, for the
small, not very succulent, pleasantly acid fruit. The bark of
this tree is also employed for making rope. Masters says the
small, red fruits, on account of their pleasant, acid taste, are
commonly used in India for flavoring sherbets. Firminger says
the pea-sized fruits, with a stone in the center, are sour and
uneatable. The berries have a pleasant, acid taste and are used
for making sherbets.  Grewia hirsuta Vahl.  Tropical Asia. A
shrub or small tree whose pleasant, acid fruit is much used for
making sherbets.  Grewia megalocarpa Beauv.  Tropical Africa.
The black fruit is edible.  Grewia oppositifolia Buch.-Ham.
Hindustan. The berries have a pleasant, acid taste and are used
for sherbets. They are also eaten.  Grewia pilosa Lam.  East
Indies and tropical Africa. The fruit of a shrub, probably this,
is called karanto on the Bassi hills of India and is eaten.
Grewia populifolia Vah