Sapindus saponariaL.

Wingleaf Soapberry

WFO wfo-0000493168 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Elizabeth Rodríguez Estrada
fig. a Elizabeth Rodríguez Estrada, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-05-02 / obs. 126128495
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Casey H. Richart
fig. b Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194521530
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Aitor
fig. c Aitor, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 119662646
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Jim Riley
fig. d Jim Riley, CC0 1.0 / obs. 195729751
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Norma Piedra
fig. e Norma Piedra, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 185736702
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. f Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 67689009
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. g Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110420651
Sapindus saponaria, photographed by Alexis López Hernández
fig. h Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 67682203

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Also published as 17 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Cupania saponarioides Sw.
  • Sapindus amolli Sessé & Moc.
  • Sapindus divaricatus Willd. ex A.St.-Hil.
  • Sapindus inaequalis DC.
  • Sapindus indica Poir.
  • Sapindus manatensis Schuttl. ex Radlk.
  • Sapindus mauritianus Hort.Par. ex Radlk.
  • Sapindus oocarpus Radlk.
  • Sapindus peruvianus Walp.
  • Sapindus peruvianus var. dombeyanus Walp.
  • Sapindus peruvianus var. meyenianus Walp.
  • Sapindus rigidus Mill.
  • Sapindus saponaria f. genuinus Radlk.
  • Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria
  • Sapindus stenopterus DC.
  • Sapindus thurstonii Rock
  • Sapindus turczaninowii S.Vidal

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice, no toxicity claim and no native range, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.