Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapindaceae | Genus: Sapindus | Species: Sapindus emarginatus Vahl.( रीठा ) |
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| Synonym | S. trifoliatus auct non Linn.; S. laurifolius Vahl var. emarginatus (Vahl) Cooke, S. trifoliatus var. emarginatus (Vahl) Radlk. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Notched Leaf Soapnut, Soapnut tree. | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Notched Leaf Soapnut | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Reetha | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe of 3 indehiscent cocci, smooth and slightly pubescent when young, later glabrous and wrinkled; seeds black, globose, smooth. |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests and margins of grasslands. | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | East Asia - Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. | Bark Details | Bark grey, shiny, covered with rough falling scales. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | A medium to large size deciduous tree, up to 20 m tall. Bark grey, shiny, covered with rough falling scales. Leaves pinnate; leaflets 4-6, lance-shaped, long pointed or with a notched tip. Flowers white, polygamous, male flowers, numerous, a few bisexual, both found in the same rusty-velvety panicles. Fruits are fleshy, seeds pea-size, enclosed in a blackish, hard cover. seeds black, globose, smooth. | Leaf Details | Leaves paripinnate, alternate, exstipulate; rachis, tomentose, swollen at base; leaflets 4 or 6, opposite or subopposite; leaf lamina oblong, oblanceolate or oblong, margin entire, glabrescent above, softly tomentose beneath. |
