{"id":1266886,"date":"2011-03-02T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-01T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T06:42:52","slug":"glycosmis-mauritiana","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/glycosmis-mauritiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Glycosmis mauritiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Glycosmis<\/i> mauritiana<\/i> (Lam.) Tanaka<\/span><\/a>, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 75: 708 1928<\/i>. (syn. Glycosmis<\/i> nitida<\/i> Wight & Arn.<\/span><\/a>; Glycosmis<\/i> rupestris<\/i> Ridl.<\/span><\/a>; Glycosmis<\/i> triphylla<\/i> Wight<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (=) Glycosmis pentaphylla<\/span><\/i><\/a> auct.<\/span><\/span> pl.; (\u2261) Limonia mauritiana<\/span><\/i><\/a> Lam. (basionym); (=) Limonia pentaphylla<\/span><\/i><\/a> auct.<\/span><\/span>);
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\nIndian Subcontinent to Hainan and W. Malesia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Hainan,<\/span> India, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya,<\/span> Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;
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\nIndia: Mostly in coastal scrub forests from sea level to 400 m. occasionally also in semievergreen forests up to 900 m.<\/span> Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malesia, Hainan. S.E. Borneo and Mauritius as per BSI Flora of India<\/a> (var. mauritina;<\/strong> secondary nerve. of leaflets 5 – 8 pair);<\/span><\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/b> Orangeberry, Ash sheora, Rum Berry, Gin Berry \u2022 Kannada<\/b><\/span>: guroda gida, guruvaade, jangama, kumana paanu,
\nmaanikya beeja, mankali \u2022 Malayalam<\/b><\/span>: Kurumpannal, Panal, Panchi<\/div>\n
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\nKeys<\/strong> at Flora of Peninsular India<\/a> and BSI flora of India<\/a>;
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\nLeaves crenate- serrate along the margin; ovary papilose glabrous<\/strong> ….. <\/span>G.pentaphylla<\/span>
\n<\/i>Leaves entire along the margin; ovary pubescent and not papilose<\/strong> … G.mauritiana<\/i><\/span><\/span>
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\nDiff. between the two species observed in Mah. as per efi thread<\/a>:<\/span>
\n1 Leaflets with subdentate margin; ovary ovoid, sessile;<\/strong> fruits glandular mammilate ….. G.pentaphylla<\/i><\/span>
\n1 Leaflets with entire margin; ovary fusiform, stalked;<\/strong> fruits glandular pitted ….. <\/span><\/span>G.mauritiana.<\/i><\/span>
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Shola plant for identification 220612MK01:<\/a><\/p>\n

Please help me in identifying this plant found inside a montane evergreen forest.<\/span><\/div>\n
Place: Valparai<\/span><\/div>\n
Date: 19 06 2012<\/div>\n
Alt: c. 950 m ASL
\n<\/span>The fruits measure 2-3cm across and the plant height is about one metre.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Kindly check it with Glycosmis<\/i> sp.<\/p>\n

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I think this is\u00a0Glycosmis mauritiana<\/em> as per\u00a0keys\u00a0at\u00a0Flora of Peninsular India<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0BSI flora of India<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Unknown fruiting Shrub Chennai outskirts GE04102014-2<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. 3 images.
\nSeen <\/span>in Chennai outskirts<\/span> in the wild,<\/span><\/p>\n

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small Unarmed shrub about 4 feet; with quite woody stem so may have been cut down;<\/span><\/div>\n
Leaflets are entire , stiffly leathery in an alternate arrangement…. not sure if its a compound leaf. Veins pinnate obscure<\/span><\/div>\n
Bunch of 5 or 6 fruits in the main axil, each Fruit is less than 1 cm long, globose with a small point on end. Fruiting in August.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Please help ID this …. Thanks<\/div>\n
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This shrub is Glycosmis mauritiana<\/i> of Rutaceae<\/i>. ‘\u0b95\u0bca\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf’<\/b> in Tamil<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks for the id. As discussed in earlier the species <\/span>pentaphylla<\/i> and <\/span>mauritiana<\/i> are very close. I saw only the fruiting plant, based only on sizes of leaf and fruit, it seems <\/span>mauritiana<\/i> is the species.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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yes it is Glycosmis mauritiana<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nMS\/may\/2020\/1 – ID of the bush : Glycosmis pentaphylla:<\/a> : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3<\/span>)
\n<\/span>Please Id the bush.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photographs taken in\u00a0Chennai<\/span> recently.<\/div>\n
Do the leaves have lemon smell ?<\/div>\n
Wild plant in waste lands.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I think this may be Glycosmis mauritiana<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per images, references and details herein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I shall be thankful if you could kindly pinpoint the key differences between G.pentaphylla <\/i>and G.mauritiana.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pl. check references at <\/span>Glycosmis mauritiana<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and <\/span>Glycosmis pentaphylla<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks\u00a0… Some how the differentiation is difficult.<\/p>\n

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Yes it’s Glycosmis mauritania<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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190717BHAR3<\/a> : 11 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4)<\/span><\/div>\n
Found in Vandalur -Perungalathur<\/span> Mountain forest<\/span><\/div>\n
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Feel it could be Glycosmis pentaphylla<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Of course, Glycosmis<\/i>…..but not pentaphylla. <\/i>May be: Glycosmis mauritiana <\/i>(Lam.) Tanaka <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Glycosmis mauritiana<\/i> from Rutaceae<\/i>; fruits are edible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Looks like\u00a0Glycosmis mauritiana <\/i>(Lam.) Tanaka [Rutaceae<\/i>]; please see K N Nair & M P \u00a0Nayar in P K Hajra et al., Flora of India 4: 340-343.1997].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\ni am attaching herewith a few photographs received for ID of the plant – Glycosmis<\/em> species for further comments by the members.<\/p>\n

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Glycosmis<\/i>\u00a0pilosa<\/i> V.Naray. ??
\nPlease advise the\u00a0location, date of flowering and the elevation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Location: Madras Christian College campus, Chennai<\/span><\/div>\n
Flowering : Last week (2.4.23)
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Then it could\u00a0be\u00a0Glycosmis pentaphylla\u00a0<\/i>(Retz.) Corr\u00eaa 1<\/p>\n

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It is Glycosmis mauritiana (as per keys herein):
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\n131224PKD4: Regarding identification of the species collected from Khurda Odisha on December 24<\/a>: 5 high res. images.<\/p>\n
Reposting again as\u00a0clubbed in the same thread due to exactly the same subject<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Glycosmis mauritiana<\/em> !<\/p>\n

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POWO<\/a> \u00a0The Plant List<\/a> \u00a0GRIN<\/a>\u00a0 BSI Flora of India<\/a> Flora of Peninsular India<\/a> \u00a0Flowers of India<\/a>\u00a0 Glycosmis pentaphylla<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 pitchandikulam-herbarium<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah, D. Muralidhar Rao, K. Sri Ramamurthy (Description)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glycosmis mauritiana (Lam.) Tanaka, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 75: 708 1928. (syn. Glycosmis nitida Wight & Arn.; Glycosmis rupestris Ridl.; Glycosmis triphylla Wight;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (=) Glycosmis pentaphylla auct. pl.; (\u2261) Limonia mauritiana Lam. (basionym); (=) Limonia pentaphylla auct.); . Indian Subcontinent to Hainan and W. Malesia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[6268],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1266886","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-glycosmis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1266886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1266886\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1266886"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1266886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}