Glycosmis mauritiana (Lam.) Tanaka

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Glycosmis

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves are compound and have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 15 cm long. There are 3-5 leaflets. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are pulpy berries. They are round and 2 cm across. There are 2-3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Central nervous system depressants (aerial part), Headache (bark), Neoplasms (fruit), Pharyngitis (fruit), Bites and stings (leaf), Chickenpox (leaf), Eczema (leaf), Fever (leaf), Headache (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Abortifacient agents (root), Common cold (root), Cough (root), Fever (root), Furunculosis (root), Toothache (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Dental caries (stem), Toothache (stem), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant excluding root), Hypothermia (whole plant excluding root)
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Cultivation

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Images

Glycosmis mauritiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Glycosmis mauritiana world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand

Conservation status

Glycosmis mauritiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:773774-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704534
COL ID 3GFBB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Marignia nitida Bursera nitida Limonia mauritiana Glycosmis mauritiana Glycosmis nitida Glycosmis rupestris Hesperethusa mauritiana Glycosmis triphylla

Lower taxons

Glycosmis mauritiana var. andamanensis Glycosmis mauritiana var. insularis Glycosmis mauritiana var. latifolia Glycosmis mauritiana var. tomentosa Glycosmis mauritiana var. fuscescens Glycosmis mauritiana var. hainanensis