Sapindaceae

Butterbough

Exothea paniculata Radlk.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Exothea

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Butterbough (Exothea paniculata) — FlowerPhoto: stinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Burmese: ပျဉ်းကတိုး
English: Butterbough, Inkwood, Iron wood, Ironwood, Wild ginep, Wild guinep
shn: မႆႉၸရၢၼ်း

Synonyms

Exothea oblongifolia Macfad.
Hypelate oblongifolia Hook.
Hypelate paniculata (Juss.) Cambess.
Melicocca paniculata Juss.
Melicoccus paniculata Juss.
Sapindus lucidus Ham.
Stadmannia paniculata (Juss.) D.Dietr.

Flowers

In flower: February to March (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: stinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: stinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laurie Brooks, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Field, 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.