Sapindaceae
Ferntree
Filicium decipiens
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Filicium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 蕨木患
- English
- Ferntree
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുനെല്ലി, വാൽമുറിച്ചി, ശനിമരം
Synonyms
- Filicium decipiens f. apterum Capuron
- Filicium elongatum Radlk. ex Taub.
- Jurighas decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
- Pteridophyllum decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
- Rhus decipiens Wight & Arn.
Flowers
- In flower
- December to February (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: runcator, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: kbkash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.