- Family:
- Sapindaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Lepisanthes Blume
Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh.

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Tree to 15 m tall; bark smooth, grey to brownish; branchlets brownish strigose
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves including petiole 3–25 cm long, subglabrous; petiole 1.5–5 cm long; leaflets in 2–3 pairs, elliptic, 6.5–21(–27) x (2–)3–8(–9) cm, entire, acute to rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences pseudoterminal, of panicles from the upper leaf axils, 5–15(–20) cm long, brownish pubescent; pedicels 1–3(–7 in fruit) mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Sepals 5, ovate to subcircular, 2–3.5 x 1.5–3 mm. Petals 5, broadly ovate, c. 2 x 2 mm, yellowish green
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 8; filaments 2–3 mm long, glabrous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 1–2 mm long; style 1–2 mm long, semi-gynobasic.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit 1–2-lobed, reddish; cocci ellipsoid, 10–15 x 8–11 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds ovoid, c. 12 x 9 mm, black.
- Distribution
- S3 Eritrea, Ethiopia and widespread across Africa to Senegal.
- Ecology
- Altitude c. 30 m.
- Vernacular
- Maasar-jabis (Somali).
[FTEA]
Sapindaceae, Davies & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1998
- Morphology General Habit
- Monoecious evergreen tree, 6–21 m. tall with heavy crown; bark grey or pale brown, smooth; slash pale orange.
- Morphology Leaves
- Foliage with petioles etc. and base of midribs crimson when young; leaf-rhachis 0–10 cm. long, including 0–5 cm. long petiole; petiolules 0–1 cm. long; leaflets in 1–3 pairs (sometimes reduced to 1 leaflet), the lowest pair not noticeably reduced, the upper pair opposite, drying greyish green above and paler green beneath, elliptic, 6.5–27 cm. long, 2–10 cm. wide, rounded to acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, entire, glabrous; secondary nerves in 12–20 pairs, ± indistinct.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence said to be ± unpleasantly scented, often appearing terminal and accompanying a new flush of leaves, paniculate, 5–20 cm. long, 5–15 cm. wide, the branches thyrsoid with both clusters and single flowers; axes at first golden pubescent, elongating in fruit; pedicels 0–3 mm. long, enlarging to 7 mm. in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flower greenish yellow; sepals 5, the outer 2 shorter than the inner, ovate or round, 2–3.5 mm. long, 1.5–3 mm. wide, glabrous apart from the white margin; petals 5 (rarely absent), ovate, 2–3 mm. long and wide, clawed, scale half as long as the limb, fringed with hairs; disk pentagonal, 3.6 mm. in diameter, lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5–7, hairy at base, glabrous for most of length.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary 2(–3)-lobed; style entire; ovary rudiment in male flowers a cushion of hairs.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Mericarps crimson, 2(–3), developed ones ellipsoid, 1–1.8 cm. long, 0.8–1.5 cm. wide, but 1–2 abortive at base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds black, ± 1.2 cm. long, 9 mm. wide.
- Figures
- Fig. 17.
- Habitat
- Evergreen lowland and submontane forest, evergreen forest, often on coral and lava rock; 0–1800 m.
- Distribution
- K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 T1 T2 T3 T6 T8 U1 U2 west tropical Africa, Ethiopia, S. Somalia and Mozambique
[FZ]
Sapindaceae, A. W. Exell. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966
- Morphology General Habit
- Medium-sized tree or shrub; bark grey; branchlets fulvous-setulose, soon glabrescent.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves paripinnate; petiole 1–5(7) cm. long; leaflets 1–2-jugate; petiolules 3–5 mm. long; leaflet-lamina 10–20 × 4–7 cm., narrowly elliptic, sub-coriaceous, glabrous, apex usually blunt and sometimes shortly acuminate, margin entire, base cuneate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence up to 15 cm. long, paniculate, terminal, fulvous-setulose.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers with slender pedicels 1–2 mm. long in male flowers and more robust and 5 mm. long in female flowers.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals c. 2·5 × 2 mm., ovate, ciliate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 5, ovate, ciliolate but otherwise glabrous, each with an emarginate pilose scale at the base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens (6)8; filaments 3–4 mm. long; staminodes 2 mm. long in female flowers.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style 2 mm. long, subterminal.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit reddish-coloured, of 2 cocci (often 1 by abortion); cocci up to 18 × 12 mm., ellipsoid, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seed 12 mm. long, ovoid, glabrous.
[FWTA]
Sapindaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958
- Morphology General Habit
- A forest tree to 55 ft. high, with short bole
- Morphology Leaves
- Dense drooping foliage
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers greenish-white, fragrant
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Ripe fruits red, edible
- Ecology
- In moist places in the forest regions and especially in fringing forest in the savannah regions.
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zaïre
- Hydnocarpus tamianus Pulle
- Aphania angustifolia Radlk.
- Aphania bifoliata (Thwaites) Radlk.
- Aphania boerlagei Valeton
- Aphania cuspidata (Blume) Radlk.
- Aphania danura (Roxb.) Radlk.
- Aphania dasypetala Radlk.
- Aphania fascicularis Radlk.
- Aphania langsonensis Gagnep.
- Aphania loheri Radlk.
- Aphania longipes Radlk.
- Aphania macrophylla Radlk.
- Aphania masakapu Melch.
- Aphania microcarpa Radlk.
- Aphania montana Blume
- Aphania ochnoides Pierre ex Lecomte
- Aphania paucijuga (Hiern) Radlk.
- Aphania philastreana Pierre
- Aphania philippinensis Radlk.
- Aphania rubra (Roxb.) Radlk.
- Aphania senegalensis (Poir.) Radlk.
- Aphania silvatica A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
- Aphania sphaerococca Radlk.
- Aphania spirei Lecomte
- Aphania viridis Pierre
- Deinbollia claessensii De Wild.
- Didymococcus danura (Roxb.) Blume
- Didymococcus verticillatus (Lindl.) Blume
- Euphoria attenuata Planch. ex Hiern
- Euphoria danura Wall.
- Euphoria rubra Royle
- Euphoria verticillata Lindl.
- Nephelium bifoliolatum Thwaites
- Nephelium danura (Roxb.) G.Don
- Nephelium verticillatum (Lindl.) G.Don
- Ornitrophe thyrsoides Schumach. & Thonn.
- Otophora paucijuga Hiern
- Pancovia thyrsiflora Gilg ex Radlk.
- Sapindus abyssinicus Fresen.
- Sapindus attenuatus Wall. ex Hiern
- Sapindus bifoliolatus (Thwaites) Hiern
- Sapindus cuspidatus Blume
- Sapindus danura (Roxb.) Voigt
- Sapindus microcarpus Kurz
- Sapindus ruber (Roxb.) Kurz
- Sapindus senegalensis Poir.
- Sapindus verticillatus (Lindl.) Kurz
- Schmidelia thyrsoides (Schumach. & Thonn.) Baker
- Scytalia danura Roxb.
- Scytalia rubra Roxb.
- Scytalia verticillata (Lindl.) Roxb.
Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1969 | Griffith [1016], Peninsular Malaysia | K000739021 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1969 | Thwaites, G.H.K. [1721], Sri Lanka | K000739019 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1969 | Harmand, F.F.J. [4125], Cambodia | K000701979 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1969 | Native Collector [709], Sarawak | K000701903 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1969 | Thwaites, G.H.K. [1721], Sri Lanka | K000739018 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1969 | Thwaites, G.H.K. [1721], Sri Lanka | K000739020 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1969 | Pierre, J.B.L. [7049], Vietnam | K000701980 | syntype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1967 | Loher, A. [5874], Philippines | K000701921 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1967 | How, F.C. [70627], Hainan | K000701949 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1967 | Pierre, J.B.L. [1293], Vietnam | K000701978 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1967 | Pierre, J.B.L. [1293], Vietnam | K000701977 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1967 | Elmer, A.D.E. [7330], Philippines | K000701917 | isotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1967 | Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [1812], Madagascar | K000426188 | syntype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1967 | Maingay, A.C. [1529], Peninsular Malaysia | K000701997 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1967 | Vidal, S. [727], Philippines | K000701923 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1967 | Vidal, S. [726], Philippines | K000701922 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1965 | Schomburgk, R. [221], Thailand | K000701981 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1965 | Schomburgk, R. [163], Thailand | K000701982 | Yes | ||
Chipp, T.F. [345], Ghana | K000426189 | Yes | |||
Maitland, T.D. [186a], Cameroon | K000093246 | No | |||
Griffith [1012] | K000739027 | Yes | |||
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.], India | K000739022 | Yes | |||
K000426191 | Yes | ||||
Wallich, N. [8051] | K000739025 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [8037] | K000739024 | Yes | |||
Griffith [1012], Bangladesh | K000739026 | Yes | |||
Griffith [1013] | K000739028 | Yes | |||
Maitland, T.D. [266], Cameroon | K000093244 | No | |||
Maitland, T.D. [913], Cameroon | K000093245 | No | |||
unknown [20064] | K000426190 | Yes | |||
Tanner, R.E.S. [1094], Tanzania | Aphania senegalensis | 6479.000 | No | ||
Mozambique | Aphania senegalensis | 6961.000 | No | ||
Greenway, P.J. [10,252], Tanzania | Aphania senegalensis | 729.000 | No | ||
Hoyle, A.C. [539], Sudan | Aphania senegalensis | 9838.000 | No | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8052] | Euphoria verticillata | K001128841 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8052] | Euphoria verticillata | K001128876 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8052] | Euphoria verticillata | K001128879 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8052] | Euphoria verticillata | K001128880 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8052] | Euphoria verticillata | K001128877 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8052] | Euphoria verticillata | K001128878 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8037] | Sapindus attenuatus | K001128812 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8037] | Sapindus attenuatus | K001128811 | Yes |
First published in Blumea 17: 85 (1969)
Accepted by
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Davies, F.G. & Verdcourt, B. (1998). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Dodonaea: 1-108.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K., Shaw, L.G. & Soepadmo, E. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants, volume 6 Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-231.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Nielsen, I.C. & al. (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India Pleione 3: 190-200.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
- Tâm, H.M. (2017). Th?c V?t Chí Vi?t Nam. Flora of Vietnam 12: 1-356. Nha` xua^´t ba?n khoa ho?c va` ky~ thua^?t, Ha` No?^i.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
- Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K., Shaw, L.G. & Soepadmo, E. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants, volume 6 Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-231.
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- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India Pleione 3: 190-200.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by I. Friis & K. Vollesen [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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