Pometia pinnata J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Sapindaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aphania neoebudica Guillaumin; Aporetica pinnata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) DC.; Cnesmocarpus excelsus Zipp. ex Blume; Dabanus acuminatus (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Dabanus pinnatus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze; Dabanus tomentosus (Blume) Kuntze; Diplocardia excelsa Zipp. ex Blume; Eccremanthus eximius Thwaites; Euphoria pinnata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Poir.; Euphoria pometia (J.R.Forst.) Poir.; Irina alnifolia Blume; Irina diplocardia Blume; Irina glabra Blume; Irina tomentosa Blume; Nephelium acuminatum Hook.f.; Nephelium diplocardia (Blume) F.Muell.; Nephelium eximium Thwaites Nephelium pinnatum (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Cambess.; Pometia acuminata (Hook.f.) Radlk.; Pometia alnifolia (Blume) King; Pometia annamica Gagnep.; Pometia coriacea Radlk.; Pometia eximia (Thwaites) Bedd.; Pometia glabra (Blume) Teijsm. & Binn.; Pometia gracilis King; Pometia lecomtei Gagnep.; Pometia macrocarpa Kurz; Pometia tomentosa (Blume) Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pometia pinnata J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Along moist places and streams
  • Comments / notes : Wood reddish-brown, easily splitting used for fuel
  • Key identification features : A moderate-sized or large evergreen tree, usually branching low, with a dense shady crown,bark reddish-brown, peeling in flakes. Flowers small yellowish, in large panicles. Fruit oblong, splitting irregularly, purple when ripe
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North Andaman, South Andaman, Little Andaman, North and South Nicobar
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, Fiji, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 136
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pometia pinnata
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Pometia pinnata. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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