Sapindus marginatus Willdenow. Florida Soapberry. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Coastal marsh hammocks, shell middens. Dist: Se. SC and e. GA south to c. peninsular FL (Lee and Brevard counties), and on the Gulf Coast in s. MS. Small (1933) reported this species from SC, based on collections by Mellichamp at Bluffton; there are no recent records.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Although sometimes combined with the tropical Sapindus saponaria, we follow most Florida authors (Clewell 1985, Tomlinson 1986, Godfrey 1988, Nelson 1994, Nelson 1996) in maintaining Sapindus marginatus as distinct.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, RAB, S, S13, Brizicky (1963); < Sapindus saponaria L. – Fl4, WH3; < Sapindus saponaria L. ssp. saponaria; < Sapindus saponaria L. var. saponaria – K1, K3
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 ⓘ: 7
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