Biology:Filicium decipiens

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Sapindaceae

Filicium decipiens
Filicium decipiens - Fern Tree at Theni (2).jpg
Inflorescence
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Filicium
Species:
F. decipiens
Binomial name
Filicium decipiens
(Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Synonyms[1]
  • Filicium decipiens f. apterum Capuron
  • Filicium elongatum Radlk. ex Taub.
  • Jurighas decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
  • Pteridophyllum decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
  • Rhus decipiens Wight & Arn.

Filicium decipiens, called the ferntree, fern tree or fern leaf tree, is a species of Filicium found in east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. It is planted as an ornamental tree in the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Hawaii, and elsewhere.[2]

As a street tree in Maui

References

  1. ↑ "Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2812910. 
  2. ↑ Wiersema, JH; León, B (7 January 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. p. 306. ISBN 9781439821428. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13112934 entry



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