Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Glycosmis > Glycosmis pentaphylla

Description: Small erect shrubs. Leaves 3-7-foliolate; leaflets sub opposite, 7-15 x 2-5.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, attenuate at base, entire to minutely crenulate-serrate on the margins, acute to round at apex, glandular on both sides, glabrous; rachis 6-10 cm long; petiolule, 2 mm long. Flowers in terminal or axillary, spiciform panicles. Sepals 5(4), 1-1.5 mm long, ovate-acute, ciliate on margins. Petals 5(4), white, 4-5 x 2-2.5 mm, obovate, surface gland-dotted. Stamens 8-10, longer and shorter filaments of longer ones c. 3 mm long, shorter, 2 mm long. Disc prominent, annular. Ovary 2-2.5 mm across, ovoid, 5-celled; stigma flat or obscurely lobed. Berry 1-1.2 cm diameter, ovoid, white turning pink, 1-2-seeded.

Flowering and Fruiting: September - April

Uses: its leaves ,stems ,barks ,fruits and roots are employed for treatment of cough,fever,bronchitis,chest pain anemia ,jaundice and other liver disorders.

Cultivation:

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org