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Glycosmis mauritiana
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Family:
RUTACEAE
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Citation: Glycosmis mauritiana (Lam.) Tanaka, Bot. Not. 1928: 159. 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 105. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 45. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 84. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 104. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 103. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 55. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25. 1996; K.N. Nair & M.P. Nayar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 343. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 54. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 56. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 49. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 143. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 112. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 194. 2009.
Limonia mauritiana Lam., Encycl. 3: 517. 1792.
Limonia pentaphylla Roxb., Pl. Corom. t. 84. 1798, non Retz. 1788.
Glycosmis pentaphylla sensu Narayanaswamy, Rec. Bot. Surv. India 14:12.1941, excel syn. non (Retz.) DC. 1824.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Panal, Poonipatty
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ash sheora, Gin Berry, Orangeberry, Rum Berry
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves imparipinnate, to 15 cm; leaflets 3-5, subopposite, to 10 x 4 cm, ovate-elliptic, apex obtuse, base cuneate, coriaceous, nerves 5-8 pairs; petiolule to 0.5 cm. Racemes axillary, to 3 cm, pubescent; flowers white; sepals imbricate, 3 mm, obovate, pubescent; petals 5 x 4 mm, obovate, filaments 2.5 and 4 mm, anthers 1 mm, elliptic, glandular at apex; ovary 2 mm, clavoid. Berry 1 cm across, subglobose; seed 1.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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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:
Chinnar, Koruthode, Kariamchola, Aruvanpara, Damsite, Tiruvalla, Begur, Attappady R.F., Kunthipuzha dam site area, Chemungi, Thenmalai, Neyyar
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