''Grewia flava'', the brandy bush, wild currant, velvet raisin, or raisin tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
, native to southern Africa.
A common shrub species, it is spreading into grasslands due to human rangeland management practices, and increasing rainfall.
The berries are sweet and edible, but have little flesh and so are typically collected to ferment into alcoholic beverages.
The desert truffle ''
Kalaharituber pfeilii'' is often found in association with its roots.
References
flava
Flora of Angola
Flora of Zimbabwe
Flora of Southern Africa
Plants described in 1813
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