Hernandiaceae

Helicopter tree

Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.

Family: Hernandiaceae
Genus: Gyrocarpus

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Helicopter tree (Gyrocarpus americanus) — Photo: Ram Dayal Vaishnav, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 旋翼果
English: Helicopter tree, Shitwood, Stinkwood, Whirly whirly tree burl
Malagasy: Kapaipoty, Mafay, Sirosiro

Synonyms

Gyrocarpus jacquinii Gaertn.

Photos

Photo: Ram Dayal Vaishnav, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dhfischer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vikas D Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Akshay, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, 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). About our plant data.