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Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria

Image of wingleaf soapberry

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Mnele, Ae, or SoapberrySapindaceae (Soapberry family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Huallai, Mauna Loa, Klauea on Hawaii Island)Oahu (Cultivated)Apparently the pulp of the fruit was used by early Hawaiians as a soap for shampooing hair and washing clothes in the past.More at:NPH00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sapindus_saponaria

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