Grewia flava explained

Grewia flava, the brandy bush, wild currant, velvet raisin, or raisin tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Africa.^[1] A common shrub species, it is spreading into grasslands due to human rangeland management practices, and increasing rainfall.^[2] The berries, which are yellowish-brown and slightly lobed, are sweet and edible, but have little flesh and so are typically collected in large quantities to be eaten raw, dried or fermented into alcoholic beverages.^{[3] [4]} The wood has a number of uses such as for making bows, knobkerries, traps and other tools.^[3] The desert truffle Kalaharituber pfeilii is often found in association with its roots.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grewia flava DC. . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 26 May 2021.
2. 2004 . Tews . Jörg . Jeltsch . Florian . Modelling the impact of climate change on woody plant population dynamics in South African savanna . BMC Ecology . 4 . 1 . 17 . 10.1186/1472-6785-4-17 . 15606921 . 544358 . free.
3. Book: Gemsbok Bean & Kalahari Truffle . Leffers . Arno . 2003 . 116 . Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers . 9789991604916.
4. Book: Root Morphology of Co-occurring African Fruit Tree Species with Contrasting Strategies of Exploration and Exploitation . Oppelt . Armin . 2004 . 7 . Cuvillier Verlag . 9783898739856.