Sapindus rarak DC.

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cupania oblongifolia Turcz.; Dittelasma rarak (DC.) Hiern; Sapindus angustifolius Blume; Sapindus detergens Wall.; Sapindus fuscatus Buch.-Ham. ex Hiern; Sapindus rarak var. velutinus C.Y.Wu & T.L.Ming; Sapindus saponaria Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sapindus rarak DC.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Trees, 15-20 m high; Leaflets falcately lanceolate or oblong-Ianceolate, pubescent when young. Flowers in axillary or terminal panicles, pale white or yellowish; Fruits fleshy.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chad, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 356
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sapindus rarak. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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