Glycosmis is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae and tribe Clauseneae.[2] It is in the subfamily Aurantioideae, which also includes genus Citrus. It is a genus of the subtribe Clauseninae, which are known technically as the remote citroid fruit trees.[3][4]
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| Glycosmis pentaphylla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
| Genus: | Glycosmis Corrêa[1] |
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The distribution of the genus includes Southeast Asia and Australia.[3]
Description
editPlants of the genus are shrubs and small trees. New growth is coated densely in rusty hairs. The leaves are simple blades or are divided into narrow leaflets, sometimes pinnately. The small flowers have five white petals and are borne in compound inflorescences. The fruit is a juicy or dry berry. Some species can be variable in appearance.[3]
Diversity
editThe genus Glycosmis is not well understood and many named species have not been adequately described.[3] Today there are about 35[4] to over 50[1] species included in the genus.
- Glycosmis aglaioides R.H.Miao
- Glycosmis albicarpa Sujana & Vadhyar
- Glycosmis angustifolia Lindl. ex Wight & Arn.
- Glycosmis borana V.Naray. ex Tanaka
- Glycosmis chlorosperma (Blume) Spreng.
- Glycosmis cochinchinensis (Lour.) Pierre ex Engl.
- Glycosmis collina B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis craibii Tanaka
- Glycosmis crassifolia Ridl.
- Glycosmis cyanocarpa (Blume) Spreng.
- Glycosmis cymosa (Kurz) V.Naray.
- Glycosmis decipiens B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis dinhensis Pierre ex Guillaumin
- Glycosmis elongata Bakh.f.
- Glycosmis erythrocarpa (Hayata) Hayata – red-tangerine
- Glycosmis esquirolii (H.Lév.) Tanaka
- Glycosmis gracilis B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis greenei Elmer
- Glycosmis lanceolata (Blume) D.Dietr.
- Glycosmis longipes (Craib) Tanaka
- Glycosmis longipetala F.J.Mou & D.X.Zhang
- Glycosmis longisepala B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis macrantha Merr.
- Glycosmis macrocarpa Wight
- Glycosmis macrophylla (Blume) Miq.
- Glycosmis mansiana V.Naray.
- Glycosmis mauritiana (Lam.) Tanaka
- Glycosmis nelliyampathiensis Jabeena & Maya
- Glycosmis oligantha C.C.Huang
- Glycosmis ovoidea Pierre
- Glycosmis parkinsonii Yu.Tanaka
- Glycosmis parva Craib
- Glycosmis parviflora (Sims) Little – Chinese glycosmis
- Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. – orangeberry, gin berry
- Glycosmis perakensis V.Naray.
- Glycosmis petelotii Guillaumin
- Glycosmis pierrei Tanaka
- Glycosmis pilosa V.Naray.
- Glycosmis pseudoracemosa Swingle
- Glycosmis pseudosapindoides V.Naray.
- Glycosmis puberula Lindl. ex Oliv.
- Glycosmis singuliflora Kurz
- Glycosmis stenura B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis suberosa H.Toyama & Rueangr.
- Glycosmis subopposita Miq.
- Glycosmis sumatrana Ridl.
- Glycosmis superba B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis tetracronia B.C.Stone
- Glycosmis tirunelveliensis Murugan & Manickam
- Glycosmis tomentella Ridl.
- Glycosmis trichanthera Guillaumin
- Glycosmis trifoliata (Blume) Spreng. – pink-fruit glycosmis
- Glycosmis xizangensis (C.Y.Wu & H.Li) D.D.Tao
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Glycosmis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "genus Glycosmis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Swingle, W.T.; Reece, P.C. (1967). "3: The Botany of Citrus and its Wild Relatives". In Webber, H.J. (ed.). The Citrus Industry. Vol. 1. University of California Press. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- ^ a b c Citrus Variety Collection. Archived 2018-05-19 at the Wayback Machine College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. University of California, Riverside.
External links
edit- "Glycosmis Correa". Atlas of Living Australia.