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Sapindaceae
Sapindus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sapindus saponaria Linnaeus ssp. saponaria. Common name: Tropical Soapberry, Southern Soapberry. Phenology: (Aug-) Sep-Mar (-Apr). Habitat: Hammocks. Distribution: Peninsular Florida; West Indies; tropical America.

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Section: Sapindus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Ssp. jardinianus Brown ex A.R. Franck occurs in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, 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 — K1, K4, NS, McNair & Andresen (2020). 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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