Grewia oppositifolia

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

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|genus=Grewia

|species=oppositifolia

|authority=Roxb. ex DC.

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|synonyms=

• Grewia emarginata Wight & Arn.
• Grewia orientalis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
• Grewia rhamnifolia B.Heyne ex Dunn

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Grewia oppositifolia is a currently accepted species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834427-1 |title=Grewia oppositifolia Roxb. ex DC. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=28 May 2021 }} It has many similarities with and may be a synonym of Grewia optiva (which, to add to the confusion, has the synonym Grewia oppositifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.); certainly they share the same range, habitat, appearance, growth form, common names, and local uses as a source of forage, timber, fruit, and medicine.{{cite book |title=CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology |last1=Quattrocchi |first1=Umberto |year=2012 |page=1889 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9781482250640 }}