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.[3]
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| Filicium decipiens as a street tree in Maui | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dodonaeoideae |
| Tribe: | Doratoxyleae |
| Genus: | Filicium Thwaites (1864)[1] |
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Species
editThree species are currently accepted.[2]
- Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
- Filicium longifolium (H.Perrier) Capuron
- Filicium thouarsianum (DC.) Capuron
References
edit- ^ Gen. Pl. 1: 325. (1862)
- ^ a b "Filicium Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Wiersema, JH; León, B (7 January 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. Taylor & Francis. p. 306. ISBN 9781439821428.