Glycosmis Explained
Glycosmis is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae and tribe Clauseneae. 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.[1] [2]
The distribution of the genus includes Southeast Asia and Australia.[1]
Description
Plants 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.[1]
Diversity
The genus Glycosmis is not well understood and many named species have not been adequately described.[1] Today there are about 35[2] to over 50 species included in the genus.
Species include:[2]
- Glycosmis aglaioides
- Glycosmis albicarpa
- Glycosmis angustifolia
- Glycosmis borana
- Glycosmis chlorosperma
- Glycosmis cochinchinensis
- Glycosmis collina
- Glycosmis craibii
- Glycosmis crassifolia
- Glycosmis cyanocarpa
- Glycosmis cymosa
- Glycosmis decipiens
- Glycosmis dinhensis
- Glycosmis elongata
- Glycosmis erythrocarpa – red-tangerine
- Glycosmis esquirolii
- Glycosmis gracilis
- Glycosmis greenei
- Glycosmis lanceolata
- Glycosmis longipes
- Glycosmis longipetala
- Glycosmis longisepala
- Glycosmis macrantha
- Glycosmis macrocarpa
- Glycosmis macrophylla
- Glycosmis mansiana
- Glycosmis mauritiana
- Glycosmis nelliyampathiensis
- Glycosmis oligantha
- Glycosmis ovoidea
- Glycosmis parkinsonii
- Glycosmis parva
- Glycosmis parviflora – Chinese glycosmis
- Glycosmis pentaphylla – orangeberry, gin berry
- Glycosmis perakensis
- Glycosmis petelotii
- Glycosmis pierrei
- Glycosmis pilosa
- Glycosmis pseudoracemosa
- Glycosmis pseudosapindoides
- Glycosmis puberula
- Glycosmis singuliflora
- Glycosmis stenura
- Glycosmis suberosa
- Glycosmis subopposita
- Glycosmis sumatrana
- Glycosmis superba
- Glycosmis tetracronia
- Glycosmis tirunelveliensis
- Glycosmis tomentella
- Glycosmis trichanthera
- Glycosmis trifoliata – pink-fruit glycosmis
- Glycosmis xizangensis
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Swingle . W.T. . P.C. . Reece . http://websites.lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter3.html . 3: The Botany of Citrus and its Wild Relatives . The Citrus Industry . 1 . Webber . H.J. . University of California Press . 1967. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719055159/http://websites.lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter3.html . 2011-07-19 .
- http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/citrus.html Citrus Variety Collection.
