Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:964. 1753
Verified:
11/06/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
- Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
- Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- Ross, J. The flora of Natal. 1972
Common names
English
crossberry – lavender starflower – German
Kreuzbeere – Swedish
korsgrewia –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
Native
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Namibia
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Human food | beverage base | | Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990 |
| Human food | fruit | | Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18022.
Accessed 15 December 2025.