Moraceae

Grendelion

Dorstenia foetida (Forssk.) Schweinf.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Dorstenia

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Grendelion: Dorstenia foetida variegated in 2013 Jakarta Flora and Fauna Exhibition — Photo: 22Kartika, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 琉桑, 臭琉桑
English: Grendelion

Synonyms

Cosaria forskaohlii J.F.Gmel.
Dorstenia arabica Hemsl.
Dorstenia crispa Engl.
Dorstenia crispa var. lancifolia Rendle
Dorstenia crispa var. pachypoda Chiov.
Dorstenia foetida var. obovata (A.Rich.) Engl.
Dorstenia obovata Hochst.
Dorstenia obovata A.Rich.
Dorstenia phillipsiae Hook.f.
Dorstenia radiata Lam.
Kosaria foetida Forssk.
Kosaria obovata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf.

Photos

Photo: 22Kartika, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hochst., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.