✿Sapindaceae · Allophylus
Tippani / Toothed-Leaf Allophylus
Allophylus serratus
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- June-January
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.
Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Tippani belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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