''Filicium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family
Sapindaceae
The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.
The Sapindaceae occur in temp ...
, native to east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. The best known species is ''Filicium decipiens'', which is planted as an ornamental tree.
Species
Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...
are as follows:
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Filicium decipiens
''Filicium decipiens'', called the ferntree, fern tree or fern leaf tree, is a species of ''Filicium
''Filicium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. The ...
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(Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
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Filicium longifolium
''Filicium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. The best known species is ''Filicium decipiens'', which is planted as an ornamental tree.
Species
Species cu ...
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(H.Perrier) Capuron
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Filicium thouarsianum
''Filicium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. The best known species is ''Filicium decipiens'', which is planted as an ornamental tree.
Species
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(DC.) Capuron
References
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Sapindaceae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
Taxa named by George Bentham