About Ceylon Oak
Schleichera is a monotypic genus of plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. There is only one species, Schleichera oleosa. This tree occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schleichera oleosa
- Genus
- Schleichera
- Family
- SAPINDACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in plains
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malesia, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kusum कुसुम, kusum
- Tamil
- Kumbadiri
- Telugu
- Posku
- Kannada
- ಚಕೋಟ Chakota, ಸಗಟೆ Sagate, ಸಗಡೆ Sagade
- Malayalam
- Cottilai, പുവ്വം, Schleichera oleosa
- Marathi
- कुसुम्ब Kusumb
Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Ceylon Oak belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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