''Filicium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...

, native to east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. The best known species is ''Filicium decipiens'', which is planted as an ornamental tree.

Species

Species currently accepted by

The Plant List The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...

are as follows: *''

Filicium decipiens ''Filicium decipiens'', called the ferntree, fern tree or fern leaf tree, is a species of '' Filicium'' found in east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. It is planted as an ornamental tree in the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Hawaii, and ...

'' (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites *''

Filicium longifolium ''Filicium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native to east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. The best known species is ''Filicium decipiens'', which is planted as an ornamental tree. Species Species cu ...

'' (H.Perrier) Capuron *'' Filicium thouarsianum'' (DC.) Capuron

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2713124 Sapindaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker Taxa named by George Bentham