Characteristics
Dicots
Sapindus saponaria L.
SOAPBERRY
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Simpson (1914) remarked that "the berries make a good substitute for soap."
Native FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
SAPINDALES
Sapindus saponaria L. - SOAPBERRY
Citation
SAPINDUS SAPONARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 367. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: Plukenet, Phytographia t. 217(7). 1692). Lectotypified by Pennington, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum. Veg. 127: 84. 1993.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Sapindus saponaria - 270
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