ON THIS PLANT
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."
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Sapindus
- Family
- Sapindaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Western Soapberry
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