About Lepisanthes rubiginosa
Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as mertajam, is a plant species in the lychee family found in northern India, Indochina, Malesia and northwest Australia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepisanthes rubiginosa
- Genus
- Lepisanthes
- Family
- SAPINDACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia, Australia
- Distribution
- Indian Archipelago, NW. Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- হরিণা
- Telugu
- ఇషిరాసి, Lepisanthes rubiginosa, Sapindus rubiginosus

Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Lepisanthes rubiginosa belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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