Sapindaceae

Apaac

Urvillea ulmacea Kunth

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Urvillea

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Apaac (Urvillea ulmacea) — FlowerPhoto: Cody Hinchliff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Apaac

Synonyms

Koelreuteria triphylla Pers.
Serjania cirrhiflora Sieber ex Radlk.
Serjania lanceolata Cambess.
Serjania moritziana Schltdl.
Urvillea berteroana DC.
Urvillea seriana Griseb.
Urvillea ulmacea f. berteriana (DC.) Radlk.
Urvillea ulmacea var. berteriana (DC.) F.A.Barkley

Flowers

In flower: April, October to December (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cody Hinchliff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: José Gerardo Velasco, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sinead Gómez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JD Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph D Kurtz, 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.