Arytera litoralis Blume

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Sapindaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arytera litoralis Blume
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : A small tree 15-30 feet, young branchlets and rachis pale brown. Flowers small, yellowish, in branched racemes; petals with a notch, hairy above; stamens 8, hairy. Capsule 2-lobed, coriaceous, lobes compressed, one lobe much smaller than the other.
  • Flower, Fruit : April
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Bomlungta,North Corbyn's Cove
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : S. China to Tropical Asia and Caroline Islands (Palau)
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 137
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arytera litoralis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Arytera litoralis. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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