Grewia bicolor

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Grewia}}

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|genus=Grewia

|species=bicolor

|authority=Juss.

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• Grewia cinerea A.Rich.
• Grewia cubensis Turcz.
• Grewia dinteri Schinz
• Grewia discolor Fresen.
• Grewia disticha Dinter & Burret
• Grewia grisea N.E.Br.
• Grewia heterophylla A.Rich.
• Grewia kwebensis N.E.Br.
• Grewia madandensis J.R.Drumm. ex Baker f.
• Grewia miniata Mast. ex Hiern
• Grewia mossambicensis Burret
• Grewia pallida Hochst. ex A.Rich.
• Grewia salvifolia B.Heyne ex Roth

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Grewia bicolor, called bastard brandy bush, false brandy bush, two-coloured grewia, white-leaved grewia, white-leaved raisin, white raisin and donkey berry (a name it shares with Grewia flavescens), is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, Oman, and the Indian subcontinent.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834087-1 |title=Grewia bicolor Juss. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=26 May 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.feedipedia.org/node/148 |title=False brandy bush (Grewia bicolor) |last1=Heuzé |first1=V. |last2=Tran |first2=G. |last3=Delagarde |first3=R. |last4=Bastianelli |first4=F. |last5=Lebas |first5=F. |date=15 July 2019 |website=Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System |publisher=Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO |access-date=26 May 2021 }} In Africa Grewia bicolor is one of the most important forages during the dry season, when all herbivores, wild and domestic, find it palatable. It is particularly enjoyed by giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus) and domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus). Caterpillars of Anaphe reticulata have been found to feed on the foliage.{{cite journal |last1=Scholtz |first1=Clarke H. |last2=Holm |first2=Erik |title=Trophic ecology of Lepidoptera larvae associated with wooded vegetation in a Savanna Ecosystem, Savanna Ecosystem Project (National Programme for Environmental Sciences, Nylsvley Study Area) |journal=South African National Scientific Reports |date=June 1982 |issue=55 |page=19 |url= http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/handle/10204/2199/Trophic%20ecology%20of%20Lepidoptera%20larvae%20associated%20with%20woody%20vegetation%20in%20a%20Savanna%20Ecosystem.pdf |access-date=27 May 2023}}