About Lepisanthes senegalensis
Lepisanthes senegalensis is a tree widespread through tropical Africa and tropical Asia to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepisanthes senegalensis
- Genus
- Lepisanthes
- Family
- SAPINDACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and semi-Evergreen forests Key identification features : Branching tree with bunches of white blossoms
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Moluccas, Malaysia, Philippines, Celebes, New Guinea
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഈക്കൊല്ലി
Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Lepisanthes senegalensis belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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