Filicium decipiens
Ferntree
Also known as: Filicium decipiens f. apterum Capuron +3 more
- Filicium decipiens f. apterum Capuron
- Filicium elongatum Radlk. ex Taub.
- Jurighas decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
- Pteridophyllum decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Filicium decipiens (commonly known as Ferntree) is a tree belonging to the Sapindaceae family. Indigenous to Africa and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Comoros, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Borneo, Fiji, Hawaii, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Samoa, Trinidad-Tobago