Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson: western soapberry

Ralph A. Read; John C. Zasada

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Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson: western soapberry

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Ralph A. Read, John C. Zasada

Year:

2008

Type:

Agricultural Handbook

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 1019-1021.

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Abstract

Western soapberry grows on clay soils and on dry limestone uplands from southwestern Missouri to Louisiana, and westward through Oklahoma and Texas to southern Colorado, New Mexico, southern Arizona, and northern Mexico. It is used as an indicator species for riparian habitats in parts of the southwestern United States (Tirmenstein 1990). The soapberry family comprises nearly 2,000 species, which are primarily tropical (Watson and Dallwitz 1992). Western soapberry is similar to wingleafed soapberry (Sapindus saponaria L. var. saponaria), which is found from Arizona to Florida.

Parent Publication

The Woody Plant Seed Manual

Keywords

Sapindus saponaria var drummondii (Hook & Arn) L Benson, western soapberry, wild China-tree, Indian soapplant, cherrioni, jaboncillo

Citation

Read, Ralph A.; Zasada, John C. 2008. Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson: western soapberry. In: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. p. 1019-1021.