Sapindaceae

Threeleaf soapberry

Sapindus trifoliatus L.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Sapindus

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: صابونية ثلاثية الأوراق, صابونية غائرة القمة, صابونية عديمة الحواف
Burmese: ကုလားကင်ပွန်း
Chinese: 三叶无患子, 三葉無患子
English: Threeleaf soapberry
shn: မၢၵ်ႇသၵ်ႉၽိူၵ်ႇ

Synonyms

Sapindus abstergens Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Sapindus acutus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Sapindus emarginatus Vahl
Sapindus maduriensis Perr.
Sapindus mollis Blume

Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.