Filicium decipiens
Filicium decipiens | |
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Inflorescence | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Filicium |
Species: | F. decipiens |
Binomial name | |
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Filicium decipiens, called the ferntree, fern tree or fern leaf tree, is a species of Filicium found in east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. It is planted as an ornamental tree in the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Hawaii, and elsewhere.[2]
References
- ^ "Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Wiersema, JH; León, B (7 January 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. p. 306. ISBN 9781439821428.