EPPO Global Database

Filicium decipiens(FLMDE)

Overview
Code created in: 2014-07-06

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: FLMDE
  • Preferred name: Filicium decipiens
  • Authority: (Wight & Arnott) Thwaites

Notes

India, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia to Mozambique, Madagascar. Cultivated as an ornamental tree in tropical countries. Introduced in Bangladesh, Malesia (Java, Borneo, south eastern islands). Despite its common name, this species has no particular association with Japan


Common names
Name Language
fern-leaved tree English
fern tree English
Japanese fern tree English