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Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.

Synonym	:	Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) DC.
Family	:	Rutaceae
Local name	:	English -  Ash Sheora, Orangeberry Malayalam - Panal, Panchi
Flowering and fruiting period	:	September-April
Distribution	:	Indo-Malesia
Distribution in Kerala	:	All districts
Habitat	:	Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Uses	:	The plant is used against diseases like bilious complaints, cough, worms, jaundice, fever, inflammation, rheumatism, anaemia and vermifuge.
Key Botanical Characters: Erect shrubs. Leaves 3-7-foliolate; leaflets subopposite. Flowers in terminal or axillary, spiciform panicles. Sepals 5(4), ovate-acute, ciliate on margins. Petals 5(4), white, obovate, surface gland-dotted. Stamens 8-10, longer and shorter filaments. Disc prominent, annular. Ovary 2-2.5 mm across, ovoid, 5-celled; stigma flat or obscurely lobed. Berry  ovoid, white turning pink, 1-2 seeded.