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Genus: Sapindus Life
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About 13 species, native to warm regions of the World but
with none native to southern Africa. However, four species are cultivated in the
region.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Sapindus drummondii (Jaboncillo,
Wild china tree)
Native to southern USA and Mexico. |
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Sapindus marginatus (Wild china,
Soapberry)
Native to Florida and Mexico. |
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Sapindus mukurossi (Soapnut,
Ritha)
Native from Bangladesh to China. |
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Sapindus saponaria (Soapberry,
False dogwood)
Native from Florida to Argentina. |
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