- Family : SAPINDACEAE
(Soapberry Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
- Synonym(s) : Cupania pentapetala (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Pedicellia pentapetala (Roxb.) Pierre; Schleichera pentapetala Roxb.; Cupania fuscescens (Blume) Miq.; Cupania helferi Hiern, J.D.Hooker; Cupania pentaphylla Wight; Cupania roxburghii Wight; Cupania subundulata S.Vidal; Cupania sumatrana (Blume) Miq.; Mischocarpus brachyphyllus Radlk.; Mischocarpus ellipticus Radlk.; Mischocarpus endotrichus Radlk.; Mischocarpus fuscescens Blume; Mischocarpus grandis (Pierre) Radlk.; Mischocarpus poilanei Gagnep.; Mischocarpus productus H.L.Li; Mischocarpus salicifolius Radlk.; Mischocarpus sublaevis Radlk.; Mischocarpus sumatranus Blume; Mischocarpus tonkinensis (Pierre) Radlk.; Nephelium hosei Ridl.; Pedicellia fuscescens (Blume) Pierre; Pedicellia grandis Pierre; Pedicellia loureiroi Pierre; Pedicellia sumatrana (Blume) Pierre; Ratonia sumatrana (Blume) Kurz; Schleichera subundulata Turcz.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mischocarpus pentapetalus (Roxb.) Radlk.
- Habit : Tree
- Key identification features : Evergreen trees, with a narrow crown; young branches reddish; Leaves alternate, paripinnate, leaflets 2-4 pairs, alternate to sub-opposite, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, chartaceous; Panicles axillary, or subterminal, flowers yellowish-green, pentamerous, pubescent; Capsules stipitate, pyriform, 3-4 ribbed, red; seeds arillate.
- Flower, Fruit : April- August
- Distribution :
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Literature :
- Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 396-397
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mischocarpus pentapetalus. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.
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