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Sapindus saponaria

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.'

[ "Botany", "Horticulture", "Paleontology", "Sapindaceae", "Traditional medicine" ]
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