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|familia=Sapindaceae
|familia=Sapindaceae
|genus=Sapindus
|genus=Sapindus
|lifespan=perennial
|features=evergreen, deciduous
|features=evergreen, deciduous
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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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,<!---Introducing this genus as belonging to soapberry family is nonsensical, since it contains the only species known as soapberries. I would use maple as a representative of the family, but the placement of Acer in it is rather recent and not completely agreed upon.---> [[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]].
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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.
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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>
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
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| familia = <!--- Family -->
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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.
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.
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File:Sapindus emarginatus in Hyderabad W2 IMG_4648.jpg|''[[Sapindus emarginatus]]'' soap nut.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
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