Glycosmis pentaphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, known commonly as orangeberry and gin berry. It occurs in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It is cultivated for its edible pink fruits. In temperate zones, it can be cultivated indoors as a houseplant.

Glycosmis pentaphylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Glycosmis
Species:
G. pentaphylla
Binomial name
Glycosmis pentaphylla
Synonyms
  • Bursera nitida Fern.-Vill.
  • Chionotria monogyna Walp.
  • C. rigida Jack
  • Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) DC.
  • G. arborea var. linearifoliolata V.Naray.
  • G. chylocarpa Wight & Arn.
  • G. madagascariensis Corrêa ex Risso
  • G. pentaphylla (Retz.) Corrêa
  • G. pentaphylla var. linearifoliolis Tanaka
  • G. quinquefolia Griff.
  • G. retzii M.Roem.
  • G. rigida (Jack) Merr.
  • Limonia arborea Roxb.
  • L. pentaphylla Retz.
  • Marignia nitida Turcz.
  • Murraya cerasiformis Blanco
  • Myxospermum chylocarpum (Wight & Arn.) M.Roem.
  • Sclerostylis macrophylla Blume

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  1. ^ "Glycosmis pentaphylla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 30 July 2013.