Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria
Description:
Mnele, Ae, or SoapberrySapindaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Huallai, Mauna Loa and Klauea, 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.Flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4832492758/in/photostream/Fruitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4831880407/in/photostream/NPH00013nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sapindus_saponaria
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Eudicots
- Superrosids
- Rosids
- Sapindales
- Sapindaceae (soapberry family)
- Sapindus (soapberry)
- Sapindus saponaria (wingleaf soapberry)
- Sapindus saponaria saponaria
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