Sapindaceae

Tulip-wood tree

Harpullia arborea (Blanco) Radlk.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Harpullia

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Tulip-wood tree: Harpullia arborea — Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 乔木假山罗
English: Tulip-wood tree, Tulipwood tree, Uas
Hebrew: הרפוליה עצית
Malayalam: ചിറ്റിലമടക്ക്
Tamil: நெய்க் கொட்டை

Synonyms

Harpullia blancoi Fern.-Vill.
Harpullia condorensis Pierre
Harpullia glanduligera Radlk.
Harpullia imbricata (Blume) Thwaites
Harpullia mellea Lauterb.
Harpullia sphaeroloba Radlk.
Harpullia tomentosa Ridl.
Otonychium imbricatum Blume
Ptelea arborea Blanco

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, 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.