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Filicium decipiens

(Wight & Arn.) Thwaites (1864)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Filicium

fern tree, niroli

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Potentially naturalizing
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 408 (1864)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1224 (noted as cult. and may escape); Staples et al. 2002:15 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Oppenheimer 2003:24 (WM, H); Starr et al. 2004:28 (EM); Staples & Herbst 2005:512 (KEY), 514 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:46 (K); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:211 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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