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Glycosmis parviflora (Sims) Little

Flower axistree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Glycosmis

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, 1-3 m tall. Leaves (1 or)2-4(or 5)-foliolate; petiolules 1-5 mm; leaflet blades elliptic, oblong, or lanceolate, 5-19 × 2.5-8 cm, glabrous, base cuneate, margin entire, apex mucronate, acuminate, or obtuse. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, paniculate, 3-5 cm when axillary, to 14 cm when terminal. Sepals ovate, ca. 1 mm wide, apex obtuse. Petals white, ca. 4 mm, oblong. Stamens (8 or)10. Ovary broadly ovoid to globose; style extremely short; stigma slightly expanded. Fruit pale yellowish white but turning reddish to dark vermilion, globose to ellipsoid, 1-1.5 cm in diam., (1 or)2-or 3-seeded. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 54.
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A large thornless, evergreen shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The leaves have 2-4 leaflets. The leaflets are oblong and 5-19 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. They are white. The fruit are 1 cm across. There is a thin juicy pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in tropical places. In China it grows in mountain woods between 200-1,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Mountain woods at elevations of 200-1,000 metres in China.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses environmental use food gene source material medicinal poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Dermatitis (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Glycosmis parviflora world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, and United States of America

Conservation status

Glycosmis parviflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:111060-2
WFO ID wfo-0000704556
COL ID 3GFBQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Murraya cerasiformis Glycosmis citrifolia Glycosmis heterophylla Glycosmis obtusa Glycosmis parviflora Amyris axilliflora Glycosmis americana Limonia parviflora Limonia citrifolia Glycosmis parviflora var. obtusa Glycosmis pentaphylla var. citrifolia
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