Patta Kunkudu / Fern Leaf Tree
Filicium decipiens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Filicium decipiens
- Genus
- Filicium
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also often planted in gardens
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patta Kunkudu 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
- Tamil
- Ningal
- Telugu
- patta kunkudu
- Malayalam
- Valmurichcha, Neeroli, നീരോലി
- Marathi
- फर्न ट्री
About Patta Kunkudu
Fern leaf Tree (Filicium decipiens) is a tree in the Sapindaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also often planted in gardens. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Patta Kunkudu belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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