Biology:Sapindus trifoliatus
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Sapindaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Sapindus |
| Species: | S. trifoliatus
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Sapindus trifoliatus, the South India soapnut or three-leaf soapberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, and introduced to eastern tropical Africa, Rodrigues, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2] An evergreen tree reaching 25 m (82 ft), its seeds are rich in saponins, and are both collected in the wild and cultivated to make soap for washing fabrics.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sapindus trifoliatus L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/784697-1.
- ↑ "South India Soapnut". Flowers of India. 2022. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/South%20India%20Soapnut.html.
- ↑ Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants Sapindus trifoliatus L. Sapindaceae". Tropical Plants Database. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sapindus+trifoliatus.
Wikidata ☰ Q6121687 entry
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