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Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.
Synonym
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Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) DC.
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Family
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Rutaceae
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Local name
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English
- Ash Sheora, Orangeberry
Malayalam
- Panal,
Panchi
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Flowering and fruiting period
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September-April
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution in Kerala
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All
districts
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Habitat
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Semi-evergreen
and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Uses
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The
plant is used against diseases like bilious complaints, cough, worms,
jaundice, fever, inflammation, rheumatism, anaemia and vermifuge.
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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.
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