Sapindus saponaria

Sapindus saponaria
Sapindus saponaria, early 19th century botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Sapindus
Species: S. saponaria
Binomial name
Sapindus saponaria
L.[1]
Subspecies

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

Sapindus saponaria is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree[2] native to the Americas. Common names include wingleaf soapberry, western soapberry, jaboncillo,[1] and mānele (Hawaiian).[3] Its genus name, "Sapindus", comes from the Latin, meaning Indian soap, and its specific epithet means "soapy."[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ a b c "Taxon: Sapindus saponaria L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1994-08-23. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33090. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 
  2. ^ a b c Matt Turner (2009). Remarkable Plants of Texas: Uncommon Accounts of Our Common Natives (Corrie Herring Hooks Series). Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 95–97. ISBN 0-292-71851-9. 
  3. ^ a b "Sapindus saponaria". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/sap-sapo.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 
  4. ^ "Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=530240. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 
  5. ^ "Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=530241. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sapindus_saponaria Sapindus saponaria] at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sapindus saponaria at Wikispecies