Tippani / Toothed-Leaf Allophylus
Allophylus serratus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- June-January
How to identify Tippani
Identify Tippani by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Toothed leaflet margins.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Sapindaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tippani.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Allophylus serratus
- Genus
- Allophylus
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles and deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tippani itself; the rest are typical of the Sapindaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Sapindaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Tippani
- Tamil
- Siruvalli, Perakudikkai, சிறுவள்ளி
- Kannada
- Sidisale, Sisidale
- Malayalam
- Perakudikkai, Mukkannanpezhu, Mukkannaperuku
- Marathi
- Memdri, Mirisat, Tipani
About Tippani
Toothed-Leaf Allophylus (Allophylus serratus) is a shrub in the Sapindaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in scrub jungles and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Tippani belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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