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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii   FAMILY Sapindaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii   FAMILY Sapindaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Sapindales in the southeastern United States (Brizicky, 1963)

Sapindus drummondii

 

COMMON NAME:
Western Soapberry


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image of Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Western Soapberry

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_746

        

image of Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Western Soapberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_sapindus_drummondii_3

February        

Bark becomes platy or scaly; as these fall they create a colorful patchwork, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Western Soapberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_drummondii_91805_6

September        

Subglobose 1/2" translucent yellow-orange drupes remain on tree into Spring, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii, Western Soapberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_sapindus_drummondii_1

September        

Rachis wingless. Leaflets slightly curved or sickle-shaped not unlike pecan, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii   FAMILY Sapindaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii   FAMILY Sapindaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Sapindales in the southeastern United States (Brizicky, 1963)
Sapindus drummondii

 

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3778

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Dry to mesic upland forests and woodlands, bluffs, glade margins, stream banks, hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests; often associated with larger rivers, per Weakley's Flora

Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Even-pinnately compound: 6-24 leaflets
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
5 petals
8 stamens
Superior ovary
Functionally unisexual

Flowers in a terminal panicle

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Drupe-like soap nut

 

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