Filicium
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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 ex Benth. & Hook.f.[1] |
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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[edit]
Species currently accepted by The Plant List[3] are as follows:
- Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
- Filicium longifolium (H.Perrier) Capuron
- Filicium thouarsianum (DC.) Capuron
References[edit]
- ^ Gen. Pl. 1: 325. (1862)
- ^ Wiersema, JH; León, B (7 January 2013). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. p. 306. ISBN 9781439821428.
- ^ "Filicium". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 15 June 2020.