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| #REDIRECT [[Glycosmis mauritiana]] | | #REDIRECT [[Glycosmis mauritiana]] |
| Glycosmis pentaphylla, DC. (Limonia pentaphylla, Retz. Toluifera cochinchinensis, Lour. G. cochinchinensis, Pierre). Small inermous shrubs with pinnate lvs. having 1-7 lfts.: fls. urceolate, very small, white, fragrant: berry 2-3-celled with 1 or 2 brownish green rounded seeds imbedded in the fleshy pulp.—A very variable species common throughout India, Indo-China, Philippine Isls. and Malayan Archipelago. 111. Roxbg. PI. Coroman- del, 1:60, pi. 84. Talbot, For. Fl. Bombay, p. 192, fig. 117.—This species is sometimes grown as an ornamental in greenhouses or out-of-doors in the southern states. Because of its dark green glossy lvs. and translucent pinkish berries, it is a handsome shrub for warm semi- tropical climates. Walter T. Swingle.
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