✿Sapindaceae · Sapindus
Phenil / Reetha
Sapindus mukorossi
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sapindus mukorossi
- Genus
- Sapindus
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sapindaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sapindaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- फेनिल phenil, रिष्ट risht, रिष्टक rishtak, Dodan
- Nepali
- Rittha
- Bengali
- রিঠা, রিটা
- Marathi
- फेनिल phenil, Phenil, रीठा
- Sanskrit
- Aristaka, Hrishtah, Phenaka, Phenil
- Assamese
- Aritha, মণিছাল
- Urdu
- Reetha, Phenil, Ritha
About Phenil
Reetha (Sapindus mukorossi) is a tree belonging to the Sapindaceae family (Soapberry/Lychee family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate compound leaves, panicle/raceme flower clusters, capsule/samara/drupe fruit. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Phenil belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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