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Glycosmis pentaphylla
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Family:
RUTACEAE
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Citation: Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC., Prodr. 1:538. 1824, quoad basionym; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:499.1875, p.p; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 94. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 106. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 104. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 33. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 82. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 53. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 123. 1997; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4:343.1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 49. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 144. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 112. 2005; R.K. Premanath in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 599. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 157. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 194. 2009.
Limonia pentaphylla Retz., Obs. Bot. 5: 24. 1788.
Limonia arborea Roxb., Pl. Corom.t.85. 1798.
Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.)DC.,Prodr. 1:538.1824; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 60. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 104. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 90. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 83. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 104. 1990.
Glycosmis cochinchinensis Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 153(109). 1915p.p, non (Lour.) Pierre ex Engl. 1896.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kuttippannel, Kurumpannal, Panal, Panchi
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Description:
Erect shrubs. Leaves 3-7-foliolate; leaflets subopposite, 7-15 x 2-5.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute to round at apex, attenuate at base, entire to minutely crenulate-serrate on the margins, glandular on both sides, glabrous; rachis 6-10 cm long; petiolule c. 2 mm long. Flowers in terminal or axillary, spiciform panicles. Sepals 5(4), 1-1.5 mm long, ovate-acute, ciliate on margins. Petals 5(4), white, 4-5 x 2-2.5 mm, obovate, surface gland-dotted. Stamens 8-10, longer and shorter filaments of longer ones c. 3 mm long, shorter, c. 2 mm long. Disc prominent, annular. Ovary 2-2.5 mm across, ovoid, 5-celled; stigma flat or obscurely lobed. Berry 1-1.2 cm diam., ovoid, white turning pink, 1-2-seeded.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
-900
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Vazhachal, Rosemala, Kattalappara, Kannimara, Nellikuth, Tiruvalla, Tolpetty, Taliparamba, Olavakkot, Pottikkal forest, Mathur, Kakadavu, Cheriyanad, Canoli, Kanjirakadavu, Kompa, Attayar
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