Rutaceae Week :: Glycosmis pentaphylla at Goa and Lonavala

[Dinesh Valke]

Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.

• gly-KOS-mis -- sweet-smelling
  pen-tuh-FIL-uh -- from the Greek penta (five) and phyllum (leaf)
  ... Dave's Botanary
  

Feb 18, 2012 ... Mollem National Park, Goa

commonly known as: gin berry, orangeberry, rum berry • Bengali: আশ শ্যাওড়া ash sheora, বন জামির ban jamir • Hindi: बन निम्बू ban nimbu • Marathi: किरमिरा kirmira • Oriya: ଅଣାଚାରା anachara, ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ chauladhua • Tamil: காட்டுக்கொஞ்சி kattu-k-konci, கொஞ்சி konci • Telugu: గొంజి gonji

Native to: Indomalaysia

References: Flowers of India • Biotik • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar


more views:

• Feb 18, 2012 ... Mollem National Park, Goa
  
• Oct 15, 2010 ... near Lion's Point, Lonavala, Maharashtra
  

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Dinesh ji, another new for me.

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[Satish Phadke]

Thanks for sharing Dinesh ji
New to me.
Characters to look for in Genus Glycosmis
...Unarmed
...Leaflets 3-5. Base equal.
...Anthers glandular
Diff. between the two species observed in Mah.
1   Leaflets with subdentate margin; ovary ovoid,sessile; fruits glandular mammilate.....G.pentaphylla
1   Leaflets with entire margin; ovary fusiform,stalked; fruits glandular pitted.....G.mauritiana.
Please check for the leaf character carefully.

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Dr Satish Phadke

[ushadi Micromini]

Is supposed to be found on edges of jungles in Bengal...
have not seen it in fallow lands in urban areas
new to me'
Usha di
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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Satish ji, ... I must be wrong in my ID as per your keys.
Regards.
Dinesh

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmp...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Mahadeswara]

Dinesh ji, Nice close up photographs.  Thanks for sharing.   These plants are very common in GNP
( Guindy National Park), Chennai.

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Mahadeswara ji.
Regards.
Dinesh

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“Characters to look for in Genus Glycosmis

...Unarmed
...Leaflets 3-5. Base equal.
...Anthers glandular
Diff. between the two species observed in Mah.
1   Leaflets with subdentate margin; ovary ovoid,sessile; fruits glandular mammilate.....G.pentaphylla
1    Leaflets with entire margin; ovary fusiform,stalked; fruits glandular pitted.....G.mauritiana.

Please check for the leaf character carefully.”

"Many thanks Satish ji, ... I must be wrong in my ID as per your keys." from Dinesh ji.

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[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again forId confirmation orotherwise please.

Some earlierrelevant feedback:

“Characters to look for in Genus Glycosmis
...Unarmed
...Leaflets 3-5. Base equal.
...Anthers glandular
Diff. between the two species observed in Mah.
1   Leaflets with subdentate margin; ovary ovoid,sessile; fruits glandular mammilate.....G.pentaphylla
1    Leaflets with entire margin; ovary fusiform,stalked; fruits glandular pitted.....G.mauritiana.

Please check for the leaf character carefully.”

"Many thanks Satish ji, ... I must be wrong in my ID as per your keys." from Dinesh ji.

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Date: 11 May 2012 15:09
Subject: [efloraofindia:116278] Rutaceae Week :: Glycosmis pentaphylla at Goa and Lonavala
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[surajit koley]

Dear Satish Sir & Dear Dinesh Sir,

Attaching pics of what i know as Glycosmis pentaphylla. I can't say about the authenticity of the ID but this plant is very common here and it is known as toothbrush-plant in English and AASH-SHAORA (আশ শ্যাওড়া) in Bengali. I am not adding any taxonomist name because -

• Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retzius) Candolle, Prodr. 1: 538. 1924. - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242323641
• Glycosmis pentaphylla Correa in Ann. Mus. Par. 6:386. 1805. Hook. f., l.c. 499; Cooke, l.c. 192; Talbot, l.c. 191; Parker, l.c. 65. - http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242323641
• Glycosmis pentaphylla var. linearifoliolis Tanaka is a synonym of Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. - http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2827637
  
• Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. is an accepted name - http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2827634
• Don't know anything about G. mauritiana
• First picture (Dinesh Ji - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6777683456/sizes/l/in/photostream/) suggests, according to Satish Sir's rule, this could be G. pentaphylla

I took these pics about 2 hours ago, except the last one (yesterday).

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Surajit ji for validating posted plant.


Dear friends,
Would wait for more validating comments to conclude ID(s) of my two posted plants at Goa and Lonavala.
There are chances of me having mixed two plants in this post - my apologies.

Satish ji has provided keys to Glycosmis (pentaphylla and mauritiana).
Though they clarify the differences, it does not make me (with my own limitations), able to differentiate the two close species.

In context of these two close species - subdentate margin -- the prefix sub is tricky. I am not sure whether subdentate is easily differentiated from dentate and entire. A slight variation in either dentate OR entire can give allusion of subdentate.

Key related to differences:
1) in ovary -- I will not be able to understand; it is beyond my scope of knowledge.
2) in fruits -- mammilate versus pitted -- will understand the difference when I see fruits of the two species together.


Regards.
Dinesh

[surajit koley]

Good evening Dinesh Ji.

Even a few months ago i would have easily said that it is G. pentaphylla. But the more i go exploring the plants the more i get confused.

Regards,

surajit

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear Dineshji,

I hope the following table helps you. The key is from An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India by K.M.Matthew (1991).

Glycosmis mauritiana	Glycosmis pentaphylla
Leaflet: 10 x 4cm	25 x 7 cm
Lateral nerves: 5-8	to 12
Inflorescence: to 2.5cm	8 cm (dense, elongate)
Coast, Scrub jungles, to 1000m asl	550-900m on slopes, undergrowth

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