Fern Tree

Binomial Felicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Family Sapindaceae
Habit An elegant, evergreen ornamental tree with a dense rounded crown of beautiful compound foliage
Bark Smooth, pale brown when young and rough, fissured and flaking when mature
Flowers Small, numerous, unisexual, in erect narrow panicles
Fruits Purple ovoid drupe
Flowering Period January – February
Pollinators spores dispersed by wind
Native to India It is commonly cultivated in gardens and roadsides as ornamental, noise barriers and windbreak plant and traditionally used for the treatment of diabetes in India. F. decipiens possess phytotoxic substances and the plant may be used as a potential source for bioactive substances for natural herbicides.
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