Sapindus saponaria
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| Sapindus saponaria | |
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| 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] |
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S. s. var. drummondii |
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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]
[edit] Subspecies
- S. s. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L.D.Benson (syn. S. drummondii Hook. & Arn.) – Western Soapberry[4] (southwestern United States, northern Mexico)[2]
- S. s. var. saponaria (syn. S. marginatus Willd., S. thurstonii Rock) – Wingleaf Soapberry[5] (southeastern United States, the Caribbean, Central and South America,[1] island of Hawaiʻi)[3]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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