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

Margin

Entire

Venation

Pinnate

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.

Common plant problems

• Overwatering & Root Rot
• Houseplant Pests
• Leaf Spot on Plants
• Powdery Mildew on Plants

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