Lepisanthes tetraphylla
| Lepisanthes tetraphylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Lepisanthes |
| Species: | L. tetraphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. | |
Lepisanthes tetraphylla is a tree of India and Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries.
Leaves
pinnate; leaflets nearly opposite, lanceolate-oblong, pointed base, apex rounded to notched, veins reticulate.
Trunk
Bark - whitish grey; young parts pubescent.
Flowers
white, numerous. Inflorescence - lax, clustered, pubescent panicles, in axils of fallen leaves.
Fruits
yellow; oblong-ovoid, finely tomentose, pointed.
Site
monsoon forest canopy
References
- "Lepisanthes tetraphylla - SAPINDACEAE". biotik.org. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- "Lepisanthes tetraphylla". asianplant.net. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- "Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- "Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. (Sapindaceae) - A new angiospermic record for Bangladesh | Uddin | Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy". banglajol.info. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- John H. Wiersema (June 2005). "Lepisanthes tetraphylla information from NPGS/GRIN". ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2014-08-18.