Sapindus saponaria

Sapindus saponaria, Bahia, Brazil

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Sapindeae
Genus: Sapindus
Species: Sapindus saponaria
Varietates: S. s. var. inaequalis – S. s. var. jardiniana – S. s. var. saponaria – S. s. var. thurstonii

Name

Sapindus saponaria L. Sp. Pl. 1: 367.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Sapindus alatus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 280 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Sapindus saponaria f. genuinus Radlk. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(3): 517 (1900), not validly publ.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 367. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sapindus saponaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug. 8. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sapindus saponaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: صابونية غربية
azərbaycanca: Çin sabunağacı
Deutsch: Waschnussbaum
English: Wingleaf Soapberry
فارسی: فندوق صابونی غربی
suomi: Saippuamarja
hrvatski: Sapun drvo
മലയാളം: പശക്കൊട്ട
Kapampangan: Malapalitpit
português: Fruta-de-sabão
Runa Simi: Sulluku
русский: Мыльное дерево настоящее
Kiswahili: Mmoyomoyo
Tiếng Việt: Bồ hòn
中文: 無患子

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