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SPECIES: Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii | Western Soapberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
SAPSAPD

SYNONYMS : 
   Sapindus saponaria
   Sapindus drummondii
   Sapindus marginatus


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SASAD


COMMON NAMES : 
   western soapberry
   soapberry
   Chinaberry
   wild chinaberry
   soap berry
   wild chinatree
   Indian soap plant
   jaboncillo
   Mexican soapberry
   wild China-tree
   Drummond soapberry 
   cherioni
   cherrion


TAXONOMY : 
Several taxonomic treatments have been proposed for western soapberry.
Some authorities consider western soapberry and wingleaf soapberry to be
discrete species (Sapindus drummondii and S. saponaria, respectively)
[21,23,41].  However, many others now regard these entities as varieties
of a single species (Sapindus saponaria) [10,17,26,33].  Still other
taxonomists recognize only a single, although highly variable, species
(Sapindus saponaria L.) [13].  The currently preferred scientific name
of western soapberry is Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook and
Arn.) L. Benson [10,14,26].

Western soapberry is a member of the primarily tropical family
Sapindaceae, which comprises nearly 1,000 species [31,34].  Western
soapberry differs from the closely related wingleaf soapberry (Sapindus
saponaria var. saponaria) in various morphological characteristics and
in geographical distribution [17].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Western soapberry has been placed on the Colorado Natural Area List of
Concern [31].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein  November, 1990.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. A. 1990. Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii. In: Remainder of Citation

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