Sapindaceae
Palo de caja
Allophylus racemosus
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Allophylus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 肖异木患
- English
- Palo de caja
Synonyms
- Allophylus occidentalis Radlk.
- Allophylus occidentalis f. genuinus Radlk.
- Allophylus occidentalis f. mollis Radlk.
- Allophylus occidentalis f. velutinus Radlk.
- Allophylus racemosus subsp. racemosus
- Allophylus sericeus Radlk.
- Ornitrophe occidentalis Willd.
- Schmidelia inaequilatera Mart.
- Schmidelia occidentalis Sw.
- Schmidelia sericea Cambess.
- Schmidelia unguicularis Turcz.
- Schmidelia velutina Turcz.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.