Soap Berry

Sapindus saponaria (Wikipedia)

Sapindus saponaria
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Sapindus saponaria tree.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Sapindus
Species:
S. saponaria
Binomial name
Sapindus saponaria
Varieties

S. s. var. drummondii
S. s. var. saponaria

Sapindus saponaria is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to the Americas. Common names include wingleaf soapberry,western soapberry, jaboncillo,sulluku and manele and a'e (Hawaiian). Its genus name, "Sapindus", comes from the Latin, meaning Indian soap, and its specific epithet means "soapy."

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