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Sapindaceae (soapberry family) »
Lepisanthes tetraphylla le-pis-SAN-theez -- from the Greek lepis (scaly) and anthos (flower) tet-ruh-FIL-uh -- meaning, four-leaved commonly known as: four-leaved soapnut, torchwood • Konkani: लोखंडी lokhandi • Malayalam: കുളപ്പുന്ന kulappunna, നായ്ക്കൊല്ലി naaykkolli • Marathi: कारपा karpa, लोखंडी lokhandi • Tamil: நெய்க்கொட்டான் neykkoddaan, பூவந்தி poovanti • Telugu: కొరవి koravi, or కొరివి korivi Native to: India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malesia References:
Flowers of India •
Biotik •
NPGS / GRIN •
DDSA. Date: 19 February 2011, 12:55. Source:
Four-leaved Soapnut. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 00′ 07.05″ N, 73° 15′ 42.26″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.001958; 73.261738.