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'''''Sapindus''''' is a genus of about five to twelve species of [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the [[Lychee]] family, [[Sapindaceae]], native to warm [[temperate]] to [[Tropics|tropical]] regions in both the [[Old World]] and [[New World]]. The genus includes both [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] species. Common names include '''soapberry''' and '''soapnut''', both names referring to the use of the crushed [[seed]]s to make [[soap]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, {{convert|15|-|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, [[pinnate]], with 14-30 [[leaflet]]s, the terminal leaflet often absent. The [[flower]]s form in large [[panicle]]s, each flower small, creamy white. The [[fruit]], called a ''soap nut'', is a small leathery-skinned [[drupe]] {{convert|1|-|2|cm|abbr=on}} in diameter, yellow ripening blackish, containing one to three [[seed]]s. Soap nuts contain [[saponin]]s, a natural [[surfactant]]. They have been used for washing for thousands of years by various peoples, such as the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eS7lX_rC3GEC |title=Florida Ethnobotany |first=Daniel F. |last=Austin |coauthors=P. Narodny Honychurch |publisher=CRC Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780849323324 |pages=601–603}}</ref> Today, soapberries are being considered for commercial use in [[cosmetics]] and [[detergent]]s, among many other products.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.personalcaremagazine.com/Story.aspx?Story=4325 |title=Soap Nut Saponins Create Powerful Natural Surfactant |first=Karin |last=Stoffels |month=September |year=2008 |journal=Personal Care Magazine |publisher=Jeen International Corporation}}</ref> {{Inc| Sapindus (Latin, soap and Indian, alluding to use of the fruit as soap in India). Sapindaceae. Soap-Berry. Trees or shrubs, sometimes somewhat climbing, of economic use and sometimes used as ornamentals. Leaves alternate, without stipules, abruptly pinnate or simple, 1-lvd. in one species; the lfts entire, rarely serrate: racemes or panicles terminal or axillary: fls. polygamous, regular; sepals 4-5, in 2 rows; petals 4-5, naked or bearing 1 or 2 glabrous or villous scales above the claw; disk annular; stamens 8-10: berry fleshy or leathery; seeds frequently globose, with a bony testa and no aril, black or nearly so.—About 15 species, tropical regions of the world. The fruit has an alkaline principle known as saponin which makes it useful for cleansing purposes. The fruit was much used in eastern countries before the introduction of soap and is still preferred for washing the hair and cleansing delicate fabrics like silk. The seeds of some species are used for making rosaries, necklaces, and the like. The soapberry trees in cultivation are evergreen or rarely deciduous trees with pinnate, rather large foliage and with terminal large panicles of small whitish flowers followed by berry-like globose orange-brown to black fruits. With the exception of S. Drummondii, which has proved fairly hardy in sheltered positions as far north as Massachusetts, they can be grown in subtropical regions only, but S. Mukorossi is apparently somewhat hardier than the rest. They are sometimes planted for ornament in the southern states and in southern California and some, particularly S. Mukorossi var. carinatus, may possibly be profitably planted for their fruits which are rich in saponin. They do well in rather dry and rocky or sandy soil. Propagation is by seeds which germinate readily and by hardwood cuttings in early spring. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== The number of species is disputed between different authors, particularly in [[North America]] where between one and three species are accepted. *''[[Sapindus delavayi]]'' (China, India) *''[[Sapindus detergens]]'' ([[synonymy|syn.]] var. ''Soapnut, Ritha'') *''[[Sapindus drummondii]]'' ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''S. saponaria'' var. ''drummondii'') Western Soapberry ([[southwestern United States]], [[Mexico]]) *''[[Sapindus emarginatus]]'' [[Martin Vahl (botanist)|Vahl]] (Southern Asia) *''[[Sapindus marginatus]]'' - Florida Soapberry ([[Florida]] to [[South Carolina]]); included in ''S. saponaria'' by some authors. *''[[Sapindus mukorossi]]'' [[Joseph Gaertner|Gaertn.]] - Chinese Soapberry (Southern [[China]] west to the [[Himalayas]]) *''[[Sapindus oahuensis]]'' [[William Hillebrand|Hillebr.]] ex [[Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer|Radlk.]] - Lonomea ([[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]] and [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]], [[Hawaii]]) *''[[Sapindus rarak]]'' [[Augustin Pyramus de Candolle|DC.]] ([[Southeast Asia]]) *''[[Sapindus saponaria]]'' L. - Wingleaf Soapberry ([[southeastern United States]], [[Caribbean]], [[Hawaii (island)|island of Hawai{{okina}}i]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]) *''[[Sapindus tomentosus]]'' (China) *''[[Sapindus trifoliatus]]'' L. - South India Soapnut or Three-leaf Soapberry (Southern [[India]], [[Pakistan]]) *''[[Sapindus vitiensis]]'' [[Asa Gray|A.Gray]] ([[American Samoa]], [[Samoa]], [[Fiji]])<ref>http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33093</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> File:Sapindus emarginatus in Hyderabad W2 IMG_4648.jpg|''[[Sapindus emarginatus]]'' soap nut. Image:Western Soapberry.jpg|Western Soapberry berries Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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