Ceylon Oak
Schleichera trijuga
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
How to identify Ceylon Oak
Identify Ceylon Oak by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Seed oil pressed for macassar oil (Ceylon oak).
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Sapindaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ceylon Oak.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schleichera trijuga
- Genus
- Schleichera
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Punjab, Mizoram, Odisha, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Nagaland, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Goa, Tripura
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are pinnate, with each leaf having 2-4 leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ceylon Oak itself; the rest are typical of the Sapindaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“Flowers: The flowers are tiny and hardly noticeable, occurring in short dense yellow clusters.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ceylon Oak itself; the rest are typical of the Sapindaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- సపిండేసి
- Malayalam
- സാപ്പിൻഡേസീ
About Ceylon Oak
A member of the Sapindaceae family, Ceylon Oak (Schleichera trijuga) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 29 other states. It is planted.
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Ceylon Oak belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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