Phenil / Soapnut Tree
Sapindus trifoliatus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sapindus trifoliatus
- Genus
- Sapindus
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semievergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- Bengali
- ৰীঠা Ritha
- Tamil
- புனலை punalai, பூந்தி punthi, பூவந்தி puvanti
- Telugu
- కుంకుడుచెట్టు kunkuduchettu, ఫేనిలము phenilamu
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟುವಾಳ Antuvaala, ನೊರೆಕಾಯಿ Norekaayi, ಕೂಗಟೆ ಮರ Koogate mara
- Malayalam
- ചവക്കായ് cavakkaay, പശക്കൊട്ടമരം pasakkottamaram, ഉറുവഞ്ചി uruvanchi
- Marathi
- फेनिल phenil, रिंठी rinthi, रिठा ritha
About Phenil
Soapnut Tree (Sapindus trifoliatus) 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. It is typically found in semievergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across South Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-April.
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Phenil belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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