Sapindus trifoliatus L., Sp. pl. 1:367. 1753 (Syn: Sapindus abstergens Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Sapindus acutus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Sapindus laurifolius Vahl; Sapindus mollis Bl.) as per Catalogue of Life; . India (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sri Lanka, Malesia (I), Java (I), Rodrigues (I), Yemen (SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut), Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay), Trinidad & Tobago (I) as per Catalogue of Life; . sap-IN-dus or SAP-in-dus — from the Latin sapo (soap) and indicus (Indian) 1. Apex of leaflets obtuse or emarginate; Petals with woolly scales- S.emarginatus Vahl 2. Apex of leaflets acute or acuminate; petals with minute scales or scales absent- S.laurifolius (syn. of Sapindus trifoliatus L.) .
Tree for ID : 280611 : AK-2: Ritha, Soapnut or Sapindus laurifolius. Yes, its Ritha, correct name is Sapindus trifoliatus These are fruits of Ritha pictures by me at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai. Are they of the same or different species? Can you kindly confirm?
Date/Time-: 13/03/11 – 1 1:40 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Tree Height/Length-8m Sapindus laurifolius.. also called rinthi in marathi.. In old days people use to boil nuts in water with Acacia sinulata legumes as shampoo to wash hair. Gold and silver jwellary is also washed with these nuts Sapindus laurifolius. Antuvaladakai in Kannada. Tulu: Noprekai. This is most probably be Sapindus laurifolius new name Sapindus trifoliata of Sapindaceae family. The only concern to me is the split drupes. Usually split drupes are not seen in S. laurifolius and this has mentioned
For Id P1110298, P1110299, P1110301: Habit: Tree Habitat: Planted in the garden Height of tree : Approx. 20 feet. Date of Photo : 20 Nov. 2011. Sapindus laurifolius. Ritha रिठा Family: Sapindaceae
Sapindus For ID : MNP,Mumbai : 210613 : AK-3 : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 2 authors. Sapindus laurifolius Other species S. emarginatus would have most leaflets with emarginate apex which is not the case here. Thanks for confirming the id of this Sapindus from MNP, Mumbai. Is Sapindus trifoliatus a Syn of the same or another species?
Sapindus For ID : Jijamata Udyan,Mumbai : 300613 : AK-3 : Attachments (1). 15 posts by 5 authors. Sapindus species in efi. Isn’t it Sapindus laurifolius (S. trifoliatus)? may be this is sapindus emarginatus. we needed close photo of leaves so its easy to identify this species. Adding two more pictures as requested earlier. Pictures taken today. It is Sapindus laurifolius and not S.emarginatus earlier I says that it may be Sapindus emarginatus but after got a new photo which we needed for identification, I identified this species as a Sapindus trifoliatus. So there are no confusion for this species. Please know this species as a Sapindus trifoliatus. Thanks … for your detailed reply. Your feedback is very important. I understand your earlier concern of close-up of photograph of the leaves. Sapindus emarginatus : Apex of leaflets emarginate according to … Sapindus trifoliatus is an accepted name and Sapindus emarginatus Vahl. is its synonym. So some confusion still remains. But I think there are no confusion on Indian Sapindus species. According to Pant (2000) in Flora of India published by BSI, there are three species of Sapindus in India viz. Sapindus mukorossi, Sapindus emarginatus and Sapindus trifoliatus. According to GRIN taxonomy website, these all 3 species are valid. I also worked on Molecular systematics of Sapindus in India. According to my studies based on morphological and Molecular I also found different between emarginatus and trifoliatus, both are distinct species. My studies still not published but there are no confusion about Indian species of Sapindus Thanks … again. What you say is definitely important. You have given the reference of GRIN and thanks for sharing about your studies. The Plant List has some limitations esp. for Indian species. We have found this on several occasions. So should we take Sapindus trifoliatus as more appropriate rather than Sapindus laurifolius? we can follow Flora of India published by BSI. Pant (2000) already gives all details about Indian Sapindus. So I think there are no confusion for name, so Sapindus trifoliatus is valid name and Sapindus laurifolius is synonym of S. trifoliatus.
Requesting ID of this tree – Mumbai :: 04092013 :: ARK-01 :: February 2013 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 2 authors. I can see the compound leaf with 4/6 leaflets. Most likely Sapindus species. S. trifoliatus. Thank you … for ID.. May I ask a query…. In this case, did the fruit guide you to this ID first or the leaves…. Actually both. The specimen of leaf is not very healthy/clear here. The fruit prompted me for the ID by visual memory and the leaf phyllotaxy is also matching and the location too.
Bangalore-Ooty November 2013 :: Requesting ID of this tree at Lalbagh, Bangalore :: 22122013 :: ARK-34 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors. Probably Sapindus trifoliata Yes Sapindus trifoliatus syn. Sapindus laurifolius
Sapindaceae Fortnight:: Sapindus trifoliatus. Pune SMP1 : 1 post by 1 author. 2 images.
Sapindaceae fortnight :: Sapindus sp. ?? at North Karnataka ::PKA2 : Attachments (8). 2 posts by 2 authors. Sapindus sp. from North Karnataka. Sapindus trifoliatus Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors. Attached are pictures of Sapindus trifoliatus from Lalbagh, Bangalore captured in November 2013. Requested to please validate ID. Sapindus trifoliatus
Sapindaceae fortnight :: Sapindus trifoliatus at Tungareshwar WLS :: DV08 : 1 post by 1 author. 3 images.
Konkan, May 2014 :: Requesting ID of this tree :: 02JUN014 :: ARK-04 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Sapindus laurifolius Vahl Thank you … for the ID. No I could not spot any flowers/fruits on the tree.
Kindly help me to find the botanical name of this two herbs : 8 posts by 4 authors. 3 correct images as above. Kindly help me to find the botanical name of this two herbs Both plants are available at Saurashtra University, Rajkot campus. First one is prominent road side plant and the seeds are stick to the cloths if we pass through it. I attache the photograph Best I have with me for it. this plant is locally known as aghero in gujarati, and as per the local practitioner it is used at the time of delivery of baby. Second plant is totally unknown for me and my colleagues I have few pics and I want to know its botanical name so I can have some idea of its pharmacological activities. flowering season is pass so I don’t have the picture of flower for this plant. If you need more picture I can provide as much as you want. First plant (1st plant) is Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae). Pl. sent photos of 2nd plant showing complete tree etc.
Kindly find the attached photographs of the plant 2. upper surface is dark green compare to bottom of the leaf. Leaf surface is rough in touch. seems to be of sapindus laurifolius efi page on Sapindus trifoliatus (Syn: (=) Sapindus laurifolius Vahl); Sapindus trifoliatus L. is an accepted name Sapindus laurifolius Balb. ex DC. is an unresolved name as per the IPNI you are right the plant is Sapindus trifoliatus.
ANDEC16 Please identify this tree : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8) Nelliyampathy, Kerala This may be sapindus trifoliatus Thank you sir.
ANFEB23 Sapindus trifoliatus : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7). Family: Sapindaceae Date: January 2015 Place: Paripathodu, Aralam WLS, Kerala Habit: Tree Identified by: …
ANNOV38/38 Sapindus laurifolia Vahl : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8) Family: Sapindaceae Date: 15th November 2015 Place: Agumbe, Shimoga District, Karnataka Habit: Tree Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest Fruits are available at this link. I am pointing out that Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 682. 1875 treated S. laurifolius as a synonym of S. trifoliatus L. but some authors think that S. trifoliatus in the sense of J.D.Hooker is a mixture and a part of it goes to S. laurifolius. This problem needs to be clarified.
Fruit for Id – ID07032016SH1 : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Picture of fruit for Id pl. Is this soapnut fruit ? Sapindus ? Which species ? I think you are right. Pl. check keys at Sapindus Thanks … I went through the keys at Sapindus of the eflora gr., but I can’t differentiate between the different species ? Can you pl. help me in identifying the species ? Is it Sapindus emarginatus ? I think it should be Sapindus trifoliatus This looks like Sapindus trifoliatus [previously S.laurifolius] with the apex of the leaves being acute or acuminate, whereas in S. emarginatus they are rounded or emarginated. … absolutely right. It is Sapindus trifoliatus L. Looks like Sapindus trifoliatus. Please check this link : https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3188159590
Tree At SGNP mango like inflorescence id please : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) – around 700 kb each. Please help identify tree at Sanjay Gandhi National Park Location: 27-Oct-2018 Please find attached images of tree, branch, leaves and inflorescense Please help. Attaching one more picture which was forgotten. Please find attached branch picture with vegetative buds and attached compound leaves. Branch color is kind of reddish brown which is distinctive. Attachments (1)- 966 kb Narrowing down to Sapindus laurifolia as per my friend. Please confirm the above guessing. Thanks, … You may be right as per details at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m–-z/s/sapindaceae/sapindus/sapindus-laurifolius Thanks … It is matching.
PM1 30-11-2018 TREE ID FROM CHANDIGARH : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) presenting few images of small-sized tree, Leaves 7-13 cm long and 5-6cm wide, leaf lamina smooth above and sparsely pubescent beneath along the veins, swollen petiole. Habitat- garden Photographed at Chandigarh 30-11-2018 i think it is matching with Sapindus mukorossi, Sapindaceae. need id confirmation More closely with S.emarginatus I think looks different from images at May be as per images at I am not sure Yes sir u r right. resembling with S.emarginatus Apices of leaflets indicate Sapindus trifoliatus rather than S. emarginatus Sir I also observed some leaflets with rounded and emarginatus apices that’s why m confused but most of the leaflets were of acute apex
121011-MS – 61- ID request: 4 images. Date/Time-9th Oct 2011 Location- Place, Park in Mysore Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- A small tree Flowers are being initiated. Affirmative … It is Sapindus trifoliatus [syn. S. laurifolius] locally called Aritha / Ritha. Have a few on my property. Will send my photographs of this later. I think that this is Sapindus laurifolius of Sapindaceae family. According to “the plant list” S. laurifolius is an unresolved name and though Sapindus trifoliatus is an accepted name it doesn’t mention that S. laurifolius is a synonym. Do someone has any relevant information on this aspect? Have quoted from Dr.Almeida’s ‘Flora of Maharashtra’, Vol 1. Sending you a few photographs of one of my Sapindus trifoliatus trees [dead centre in the first photograph] for comparison.
Request Tree ID 56 – Bangalore – RA – Is it Sapindus trifoliatus?: The leaves much lighter in color The other set of pictures The flowers of are coming up now Why not Sapindus laurifolius? Except for the leaves, I don’t see any other difference, till now. I too think that this is S. laurifolius. The darker leaves are the mature ones and the lighter the new leaves. Again took few more photos. Both of them have 3 pairs of leaflets. One tree is small and has much darker leaves, another one bigger and has paler leaves everywhere. Both look same except for the paler leaves in one, I cannot spot any darker leaves in the whole tree. The new ones are very pale, light green. Let me see when the fruits come whether they are any different. For all practical reasons they are same. Was just curious Sapindus trifoliatus is an accepted name on “The plant List”
Re: Sapindus ? : 5 posts by 4 authors. 2 correct images as above. sapindus sp. our own … had detailed at least one sp: https://ramanarunachalam.github.io/Flora-and-Fauna/Flora/Sapindus – South Indian Soapnut Tree/South Indian Soapnut Tree.html flora Karnataka lists this http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=4004&cat=1 … is correct : Sapindus species, possibly S.trifpliatus. First 2 images seems to be of Sapindus trifoliatus L. as per comparative images at Sapindus 3rd image is from a different tree.
Sapindus Species for ID : Dattaji Salvi Udyan, Thane : 18APR19 : AK-9 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Sapindus Species seen at the garden. Sapindus laurifolius suggested by a regular visitor at the garden. With trifoliate acuminate leave, I shall go for Sapindus trifoliatus L. But here fruits look separate rather than almost combined fro this species. Thanks for the Species id. Sapindus laurifolius was suggested by a regular visitor in the garden. … can also have a look when he revisits the place. The gardener, in his checklist, mentions Sapindus laurifolius. Let me get more pictures of the plant so that we get nearer to the ID. Thanks a lot … for your quick response. Since you stay closer to the place, you may be able to revisit sometime. Thanks, … It is a syn. of Sapindus trifoliatus L.
Presenting for ID Location : Javadhu hills, Eastern Ghats Elevation : 3600 feet Habitat : Hill side over the rocks Taken on 12.02.2020 Check with Sapindus sp. Sapindaceae, Resembles S. saponaria.. Thank you Sir. The fruits are mostly three of them fused together You’re welcome sir. Hope you know that character is common in Sapindaceae, Mostly S.trifoliatus ??? Thanks, … It is Sapindus trifoliatus L. rather than Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. Sapindus trifolia not recorded in THIRUVANNAMALAI DT. Please let me know the exact location where you recorded. Is it Amirthi towards Jamunamarathur or Polur towards Jamunamarathur. Most probably it’s S emarginata. If it’s S trifoliata the new record. It was recorded in Jamunamarathur itself …. It is not Sapindus emarginatus Vahl as leaves are not emarginate here.
Id of Fruit – ID22062020SH1 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Fruit for id pl. Location – Alibaug (Dist- Raigad, Maharashtra) Date – Feb 2018 Sapindus trifoliatus .         645 ID wild tree: 22 high res. images. Please ID wild tree, fallen flower as specimen, Location: bloomed near Bhoothathankettu Kothamangalam Ernakulam Kerala INDIA Altitude: 1500fsl Flower date: 14JAN2025, 02.55pm Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy canopy streamside Plant habit: deciduous tree overgrown, erect branches, twigs, hard woody cylindrical stem 45 inches base circumference, rough brownish bark Height: 07 meters Leaves: dicot alternate pinnate, leaflets 06 nos., alternate elliptic acute simple, size upto: 11×6cm Flower: terminally panicle inflorescence, clustered, 05 sepals, 05 petals diameter:08mm, off white, fragrant Fruit: drupe lobate brown tomentose diameter: 02cm Seed: Please check Croton malabaricus Bedd. No matching, my tree’s having pinnate leaves. Thank you. Please check other Crotons. It is very close to Sapindus trifoliatus? Maybe … can verify. https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=10440&cat=13 I am not fully confident, your plant does look like Sapindus trifoliatus. I hope someone validates the ID. Thank you very much for your opinion. No flower images available while googling, but pinnate leaves and drupes are matching with Sapindus trifoliatus in my observations. . References: Catalogue of Life POWO GRIN (Sapindus trifoliatus L. (=) Sapindus laurifolius Vahl) The Plant List Ver.1.1 efi thread (Sapindus laurifolius is synonym of S. trifoliatus). Flora of Peninsular India Biodiversity In India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (Description) (Sapindus laurifolius Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 54 1794. (Syn: Sapindus trifoliata auct. non. L.)) Flora Of Davanagere District: Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (Keys- emarginatus & laurifolia & Description) (Sapindus laurifolius Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 54 1794. (Syn: Sapindus trifoliata auct. non. L.)) |
Sapindus trifoliatus
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