Sapindaceae
Chinese soapberry
Sapindus mukorossi
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Sapindus
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- صابونية موكوروسية
- Assamese
- মণিছাল
- Bangla
- রিটা, রিঠা
- Burmese
- နွားပတီး, ဆပ်ပြာသီး
- Cantonese
- 木患子
- Chinese
- 无患子, 無患子, 木患子, 油患子, 油罗树, 洗手果, 目浪树, 苦患树
- Czech
- Mýdelník čínský
- Dutch
- Grote zeepnoot
- English
- Chinese soapberry, Indian soapberry, Ritha, Washnut
- Finnish
- Kiinansaippuamarja
- German
- Waschnussbaum, Kaschmirseifenbeere, Ritha, Waschnuss, Waschnüsse
- hak
- Vu+ fuanˋ zii^
- Hungarian
- Mosódiófa, Szappanfa
- Japanese
- ムクロジ, シマムクロジ, ムク, ムニンムクロジ
- Korean
- 무환자나무
- Marathi
- रीठा
- nan
- N̂g-ba̍k-chí, N̂g-ba̍k-tsí, Uînn-ba̍k-tsí, Ûiⁿ-ba̍k-chí
- Persian
- فندوق چینی
- pwn
- Zaqu
- shn
- မၢၵ်ႇသၵ်ႉ
- tay
- Mamasa
Synonyms
- Sapindus abruptus Lour.
- Sapindus acuminatus Royle
- Sapindus balicus Radlk.
- Sapindus boninensis Tuyama
- Sapindus detergens Roxb.
- Sapindus indicus Poir.
- Sapindus utilis Trab.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forestowlet, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asanagi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.