Grewia asiatica - wikipedia Grewia asiatica Grewia asiatica Flowers and leaves Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae ( unranked ) : Angiosperms ( unranked ) : Eudicots ( unranked ) : Rosids Order : Malvales Family : Malvaceae Subfamily : Grewioideae Genus : Grewia Species : G. asiatica Binomial name Grewia asiatica L. Synonyms Grewia hainesiana Hole Grewia obtecta Wall. ( Invalid ) Grewia subinaequalis DC. Grewia asiatica ( Phalsa or Falsa ) ( Urdu : فالسہ, Hindi : फ़ालसा, Gujarati Language : ફાલસા ) is a species of Grewia native to southern Asia from Pakistan east to Cambodia, and widely cultivated in other tropical countries. Grewia celtidifolia was initially considered a mere variety of Phalsa, but is now recognized as a distinct species. It is a shrub or small tree growing to 8 m tall. The leaves are broadly rounded, 5 -- 18 cm long and broad, with a petiole 1 -- 1.5 cm long. The flowers are produced in cymes of several together, the individual flowers about 2 cm diameter, yellow, with five large ( 12 mm ) sepals and five smaller ( 4 -- 5 mm ) petals. The fruit is an edible drupe 5 -- 12 mm diameter, purple to black when ripe. Cultivation and uses It is extensively cultivated for its sweet and sour acidic fruit, which are sold in the market during summer months under the name falsa. The sherbet or squash is prepared from the fruit pulp by mixing it with sugar and used as an astringent, stomachic and cooling agent. The root is used by Santhal tribals for rheumatism. The stem bark is said to be used in refining sugar, for making ropes and its infusion is used as a demulcent. The leaves are used as an application to pustular eruptions. The buds are also prescribed by some physicians. It has become naturalised and locally invasive in Australia and the Philippines. References Jump up ^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2832898 ^ Jump up to : Flora of India Grewia asiatica ^ Jump up to : Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk : Grewia asiatica ^ Jump up to : Flora of Western Australia : Grewia asiatica Jump up ^ Purdue University : Fruits of warm climates : Phalsa Jump up ^ Yadav, A.K. ( 1999 ). Phalsa : A Potential New Small Fruit for Georgia. pp. 348 -- 352 in : Janick, J. ( ed. ). Perspectives on new crops and new uses. ASHS Press. Available online. Taxon identifiers Wikidata : Q1998501 Wikispecies : Grewia asiatica EoL : 483655 EPPO : GRWAS FloraBase : 20000 GBIF : 3152080 GRIN : 18013 IPNI : 834064 - 1 IRMNG : 10590095 ITIS : 506089 NCBI : 1384607 Plant List : kew - 2832898 PLANTS : GRAS2 POWO : urn : lsid : ipni.org : names : 834064 - 1 Tropicos : 32200366 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grewia_asiatica&oldid=842118174 '' Categories : Grewia Flora of tropical Asia Plants described in 1767 Hidden categories : Articles with ' species ' microformats Talk About Wikipedia Wikispecies Asturianu বাংলা Cebuano Español فارسی Français ગુજરાતી हिन्दी Коми Кырык мары Лакку मराठी नेपाली پنجابی Перем Коми Русский سنڌي Svenska தமிழ் ไทย Удмурт اردو Tiếng Việt Winaray 中文 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 May 2018, at 10 : 04 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what do you call falsa fruit in english
Answer: falsa