Grewia insularis is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae, or mallow family, that is endemic to Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean. Its specific epithet is the Latin for insular, referring to its island location.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Grewia |
| Species: | G. insularis
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Description
editGrewia insularis is a shrub or small tree. Its leaves are oblong to ovate, 40–110 mm long. The yellow flowers are usually 1–3 in an umbel, often with several umbels from one leaf-axil. The fruit is purple, often reduced to a subglobose drupe about 3 mm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editFound only on Christmas Island, it occurs on the terraces on the northern coast.[2]
Relationships
editThe fruit and flowers of G. insularis are similar to those of G. glabra, while the shape of its leaves closely resemble those of G. eriocarpa.
References
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editSources
edit- Ridley, H.N. (1906). Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 45: 181.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Grewia insularis Ridl". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
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