Rutaceae FAMILY

Glycosmis pentaphylla

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Glycosmis pentaphylla is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 5 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use as a food and medicine. It has gained in popularity as an edible fruit in parts of the Caribbean, where it is sometimes cultivated[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. It is also sometimes cultivated as an ornamental in various parts of the tropics[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatHillside and valley woods at elevations of 600 - 1,200 metres in southwest China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Prefers relatively dry habitats at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres, and is commonly encountered in secondary thickets[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].