Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Glycosmis | Species: Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Glycosmis arborea, Glycosmis pentaphylla | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Ban nimbu, Ash Sheora | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Ash Sheora | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lamgi Nunghawai | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 550-900 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 1-1.2 cm diam., ovoid, white turning pink, 1-2-seeded |
| Habitat | Occours undergrowth in forests and in fallow fields | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Malesia and South East -Asia | Bark Details | Light-grey Smooth Bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a moderate sized shrub that grows up to 1 meter in height, leaves are imparipinnately compound, alternate, gland dotted and entire | Leaf Details | Leaves 3-7-foliolate; leaflets subopposite, 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 |
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