| 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. |
| Location on campus: |
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kM5ngkfvCmwNrbGX9 |
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