Mazhar Botanic Garden

Sapindus emarginatus Vahl

Indian Soap Nut

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000401
English name: Indian Soap Nut
Arabic name: سابندس ايمارجيناتس
Native: East Asia
Country: East asia India
(PGR): Common

Medium sized tree to 7-15 m high leaves pinnate leaflets 2-3 pairs, broad, elliptic-ovate, obtuse to emarginate, terminal pair largest flowers white in terminal pubescent panicles fruit obovoid, 12-15 cm long, rusty-pubescent, seeds black, globose

Ornamental plant. The fruit is rich in saponins. It is used as a substitute for soap in washing clothes, particularly delicate and natural fabrics. It is also used for removing the tarnish from, and restoring, silver objects.

Sapindus trifoliatus L

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Texture: Coastal Alluvial Soils
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, greenwood cuttings.
Flowering time: Spring
pH range: Slightly acid
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental Varnish
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen tree
pH: Acid

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