Scientific Name
Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.
Synonyms
Family
Sapindaceae
Local Name
Rantha
Habit Habitat
A deciduous tree up to 20m tall found in sub-tropical zone.
Taxonomic Features
Leaves compound, pinnate. Leaflets lanceolate-oblong, entire, acute, 4-8 pairs. Inflorescence terminal panicles. Flower greenish-yellow, subsessile. Sepals elliptic, oblong-ovate, glandular at tips. Petals lanceolate-ovate, ciliate. Fruit a berry, globose hard or coriaceous when dry, yellow-brown.Seed-1, black-dark brown.
Flowering Fruiting
July- December
Harvesting Time
October-March
Medicinal Value
Locally used in cough, tuberculosis and leukoderma. Fruit extract is used in face creams and also as antidote.
Parts Used
Fruit and seed
Future Prospective
Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy, Cosmetic industry.
Plant Images
Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.