Ban Nimbu / Orangeberry
Glycosmis pentaphylla
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glycosmis pentaphylla
- Genus
- Glycosmis
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, S. China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Nimbu itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Small berryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ban Nimbu itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बन निम्बू Ban Nimbu, गिरगिट्टी Girgitti, गुंजी Gunji
- Bengali
- আশশেওড়া Ash-sheora, বন জামির Ban Jamir, মাতখিলা Matkhila
- Tamil
- அமுதம் Amutam, காட்டுக்கொஞ்சி Kattu-k-konci, பாணாச்செடி Pana-c-ceti
- Telugu
- గిలుగు Gilugu, గొడుగు Godugu, కొండ గొలుగు Konda Golugu
- Kannada
- ಗುರುಪಾಡೆ Gurupade, ಗುರುವಾಡೆ Guruvade, ಜಂಗಮ Jangama
- Malayalam
- കുറ്റിപ്പാണൽ Kuttippanal, കുറുംപാണൽ Kurumpanal, പാഞ്ചി Panchi
- Marathi
- किरमिरा Kirmira
About Ban Nimbu
Orangeberry (Glycosmis pentaphylla) is a shrub in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 15 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Ban Nimbu belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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