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Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites

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Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymFilicium elongatum Radlk. ex Taub.
synonymJurighas decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
synonymPteridophyllum decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thw.
synonymRhus decipiens Wight & Arn.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Fern Tree
Kannada
  • Kaadu Hoovarasi
  • Neeroli
Malayalam
  • Irumbarakki
  • Kattunelli
  • Muriccha
  • Neeroli
  • Niroli
  • Sanimaram
  • Valmuriccha
  • Val Muriccha
  • Valmurichcha
Other
  • Fern Leaf Tree
  • Fern Tree
  • Sanimaram
  • Soapberry
  • Valmuriccha
Tamil
  • Athadali
  • Iruvillipalai
  • Ningal
  • Nirkongu
Telugu
  • Patta Kunkudu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Generally found in dry evergreen forests up to 1000 m.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Attributions B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Contributors 
ayyappan Narayanan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Tree
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Habit

      Large trees up to 25 m tall.

      Trunk\bark

      Bark brownish, irregularly flaky; blaze pinkish.

      Branchlets

      Branchlets stout, angular, glabrous, with scars of fallen leaves.

      Leaves

      Leaves compound, paripinnate or imparipinnate, 15-20 cm long, spiral; rachis distinctly winged; leaflets sessile, 8-12 (-17), usually opposite or subopposite, sometimes alternate, 4-13 x 1.5-2.5, linear-oblong, apex usually obtuse with retuse tip or rarely acuminate, base asymmetric or cuneate, margin entire, thinly coriaceous, glabrous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves many, slender, fairly close, parallel; tertiary nerves admedially ramified.

      Flowers

      Inflorescence axillary panicle; flowers small, polygamous; pedicel 0.3 cm long.

      Fruit& seed

      Drupe, purple, shining, apiculate, 1.3 cm across, 1-seeded

      B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
      Attributions B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Evergreen trees, to 25 m high, bark blackish or reddish-grey, rough; branchlets angular. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, estipulate; rachis 10-23 cm long, articulate, broadly winged, glabrous, swollen at base; leaflets 10-21, opposite or subopposite, sessile; lamina 6-10.5 x 1-3 cm, narrowly elliptic or elliptic-oblong, base acute or oblique, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, wavy, subcoriaceous, glabrous, gland-dotted; lateral nerves many, parallel, close, slender, faint; intercostae reticulate, obscure. Flowers polygamous, 5-6 mm across, pinkish-white, in axillary panicles; calyx 5 lobed; lobes imbricate, deciduous; petals 5, orbicular, small; disc 5 lobed, tomentose; stamens 5, free, inserted within the disc; filaments subulate; anthers ovate; ovary superior, globose, sessile, ovules solitary, pendulous; style hooked; stigma simple, bilobed. Fruit a drupe, 10-12 mm across, ovoid, purple, shining, apiculate; seed one, oblong.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Habit: Large shrub
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Natural History
            Cyclicity
            Flowering and fruiting: October-December
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Morphology

              Growth Form

              Tree
              Tree
              Ecology
              Generally found in dry evergreen forests up to 1000 m.
              B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
              Attributions B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Miscellaneous Details
                Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests, also Cultivated in Plains
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also grown as ornamental tree
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Description
                    India and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- commonly found along eastern slopes of South Sahyadri.
                    B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
                    Attributions B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Global Distribution

                      India and Sri Lanka

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Maharashtra: Pune, Thane Karnataka: Mysore Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Palakkad Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli , Viluppuram
                        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Occurrence
                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          Uses

                          System of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine
                          Folk medicine
                          Siddha
                          Siddha
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine, Siddha

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5845
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5845
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Information Listing
                            References
                            1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                            1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5845
                            1. Rhus decipiens Wight & Arn., Prodr. 172. 1834.
                            2. Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 408. 1864; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 539. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 249(178). 1918; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 112. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 33. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 78. 1998; P.C. Pant in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 363. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 74. 2002; P. Singh & E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 778. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 243. 2009.
                            Information Listing > References
                            1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                            2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5845
                            3. Rhus decipiens Wight & Arn., Prodr. 172. 1834.
                            4. Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 408. 1864; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 539. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 249(178). 1918; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 112. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 33. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 78. 1998; P.C. Pant in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 363. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 74. 2002; P. Singh & E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 778. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 243. 2009.

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                            📚 Meta data
                            No Data
                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassMagnoliopsida
                            OrderSapindales
                            FamilySapindaceae
                            GenusFilicium
                            SpeciesFilicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
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