Plant Name Grewia tillifolia
Common name: Dhaman
Marathi: Kali dhaman
Hindi: Dhamani
English: Dhaman
Jawhar: Kali dhaman
Identification guide
Bark
grey- dark brown colour, vertically striated
Leaves
Simple, alternately arranged, oblique, heart shaped stipulate, ovate with oblique base, acuminate, crenate-denate, swollen tipped, margin double serrate
Flowers
bisexual, yellow, small, borne on thick axillary peduncles, drupe globose and a size of pea size fruits.
Fruits
a drupe, reddish-purple, 2 lobed, sparsely hairy
Habit / Habitat
Moderate to large size, dicot tree
It grows in moist, tropical to sub-tropical regions. Found at the elevation up to 900 meters.
Occurrence
Tropical Africa, India and Indo-China.
Edible parts
Used by tribal community in Jawhar: Fruits, roots and bark
Method of consumption
Jawhar tribal: Raw fruits are consumed.
Medicinal use
Root extract is used to cure stomach ache.
Bark decoction is used to treat piles and cure the pain in bone joints.
Nutritional and medicinal information
Nutritive Significance:
Literature review:
Mineral content of the fruits
Sr. No Nutrients Mg/100g
1 Phosphorous 2.52 ±0.04
2 Potassium 1302 ±2
3 Calcium 109.4 ±0.20
4 Magnesium 402.2 ±0.15
5 Sodium 239.3 ±1.15
Micro-nutrients
6 Iron 31.13 ±0.05
7 Zinc 5.4 ±0.43
8 Copper 2.3 ±0.05
9 Manganese 2.7 ±0.015
Propagation and Storage
Season of collection
Edible: Summer
Medicinal parts: Annually
How to grow it?
In wild, seeds are dispersed by wind
Method of storage
Propagules: Seeds
Edibles: Eaten immediately after harvested from wild.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Spermatophyta
Sub-division: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae
Sub-class: Polypetalae
Series: Thalamiflorae
Order: Malvales
Family: Tiliaceae
Genus: Grewia
Species: tiliaefoli
References
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31410
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dhaman.html
- http://ijabpt.com/pdf/22065-II-Valvi[1].