Sapindus saponaria Linnaeus ssp. saponaria. Section: Sapindus. Common name: Tropical Soapberry, Southern Soapberry. Phenology: (Aug-) Sep-Mar (-Apr). Habitat: Hammocks. Distribution: Peninsular FL; West Indies; tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Ssp. jardinianus Brown ex A.R. Franck occurs in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Franck (2024); > Sapindus manatensis Shuttlew. ex Radlk. — S13; < Sapindus saponaria L. — Fl4, Mex, S, WH3, Brizicky (1963); >< Sapindus saponaria L. — S13; < Sapindus saponaria L. ssp. saponaria — FNA13; < Sapindus saponaria L. var. saponaria — K4, McNair & Andresen (2020); Sapindus saponaria L. Basionym: Sapindus saponaria L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Sapindus saponaria ssp. saponaria - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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