Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia (L.f.) Benth.

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Sapindaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dodonaea thunbergiana Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia (L.f.) J.G.West
  • Vernacular name :
    • Viraali (Tamil)
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Comments / notes : The true D.viscosa is found only along the coastal plains, and the variant D.viscosa var. angustifolia is often found at higher altitudes inland. The disctinction can be made based on the flowers being bisexual and the fruits always 2-coccoid, straw coloured in D.viscosa and the flowers being unisexual and the fruits always 3-coccoid, tinged with reddish when ripe on the wings in D. viscosa var. angustifolia. (Matthew, 1983).
  • Flower, Fruit : August-April
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Victoria garden, Mumbai-City district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Provinces, China, Colombia, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Norfolk Islands, Northern Provinces, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Islands, Zaïre
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Provinces, China, Colombia, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Norfolk Islands, Northern Provinces, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Islands, Zaïre
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume I. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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