Edible portion : fruit, leaves
A spineless shrub or tree. It grows 2-6 m tall and spreads 1-3 m wide. The young shoots are bright green. The leaves are 10-18 cm long. The leaves are compound with 1 to 5 leaflets. The leaflets are 6-12 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The edges are entire and they are arranged alternately. Leaflets taper to the tip. The flowers are small in short narrow irregular flower arrangements in the axils of leaves. The flowers are 0.6 cm wide and white. They have a scent. The fruit is round and fleshy and is a 1 to 3 seeded berry. The fruit is 0.8-1 cm wide. The fruit are edible.
Distribution : It is a tropical plant. Plants need a shady or protected position. They need a well drained soil. They occur in the Philippines from Palawan and also in Mindanao in secondary forests at low and medium altitudes. In China it grows between 600-1,200 m above sea level. Adelaide Botanical Gardens. In Yunnan
Common names : Orangeberry, Pink Lime, Anam, Arai bwlai, As-sera, Ash-sheora, Ashshoura, Ashvashakota, Ban-nimbu, Brem beri, Chauladhua, Chowaldua, Datmajani, Dieng-soh-sning, Ginberry, Girgitti, Golugu, Gongipadu, Gurodagida, Hengena-poka, Hengnapoka, Jamaica mandarin orange, Kirmira, Kula pannai, Kuttipanal, Linauin, Maik-talon, Manikyan, Matkhila, Mauk, Melaekulukki, Naranjita de cristal, Obok, Panal, Panam palam, Panchi, Panni-chedi, Pathalagarudi, Phlaing, Phleang, Potail, Rum beri, Taw-shauk, Vananimbuka,
Synonyms:
Limonia pentaphylla Retz.;
Glycosmis arborea (Roxb.) A. DC.;