Filicium
Display parents2
TaxonFilicium
AuthorityThwaites (1864)[1]
Subdivision ranksSpecies
SubdivisionSee text
Synonyms
  • Pseudoprotorhus H.Perrier (1944)
  • Jurighas L. ex Kuntze (1891)
  • Pteridophyllum Thwaites (1854), nom. illeg.

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.[2]

Species

Three species are currently accepted.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gen. Pl. 1: 325. (1862)
  2. ^ Wiersema, JH & León, B (7 January 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. Taylor & Francis. p. 306. ISBN 9781439821428.
  3. ^ "Filicium Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2024.