Grewia carpinifolia Juss. Main specimen
Malvaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Grewia carpinifolia
  • Author :

    Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de (1804)

  • Family : Malvaceae
  • English names : Not specified
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Tamil : Panripputukkan

  • Synonyms :

    Grewia biflora G.Don
    Grewia rautanenii Schinz
    Grewia rhamnifolia Roth
    Vinticena carpinifolia (Juss.) Burret
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    -Grewia : For Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712), a British physician and anatomist, a pioneer microscopist. He is the author of The Anatomy of Plants published in 1682.
    -Carpinifolia : From the Latin carpinus-folium meaning "hornbeam-leaved".