Herbarium JCB

Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.

Family : RUTACEAE
(CITRUS FAMILY OR RUE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rutaceae
Species : Glycosmis pentaphylla
Basionym : Limonia pentaphylla Retz.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.
Vernacular name : Bannimbu (Hin.); Gonji chettu, Gonji, Golugu gongi padu, Gulunggosa, Golugu (Tel.); Chauli, Chavaldua, Dubuduba, Haumircho (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0015; HJCB-0482
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 12/09/14; 24/02/2016
Collection Locality : Jamunamarthur-Amirthi, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State; Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Dry evergreen forest; Mixed forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : October-April
Comments : Occasional on hills up to 900 m and on slopes in dry and moist deciduous forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Galikonda Hills, Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Kalrayan Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary (Khurda district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, Malaysia, South China
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Glycosmis pentaphylla. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.