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Quillaja
''Quillaja'' is a genus of flowering plants, the only extant genus in the family Quillajaceae with two or three known species. It was once thought to be in the rose family, Rosaceae, but recent research shows it belongs in its own family. The inner bark of the soap bark tree ('' Q. saponaria'') contains saponin, which is a natural soap. Members of this genus are tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...s that grow to about . Species The species were revised by Luebert in 2014: References Fabales genera {{Rosid-stub ...
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Quillaja Saponaria
''Quillaja saponaria'', the soap bark tree or soapbark, is an evergreen tree in the family Quillajaceae, native to warm temperate central Chile. In Chile it occurs from 32 to 40° South Latitude approximately and at up to 2000 m (6500 ft) above sea level. It can grow to 15–20 m (50–65 ft) in height. The tree has thick, dark bark; smooth, leathery, shiny, oval evergreen leaves 3–5 cm long; white star-shaped flowers 15 mm diameter borne in dense corymbs; and a dry fruit with five follicles each containing 10–20 seeds. Characteristics The inner bark of ''Quillaja saponaria'' can be reduced to powder and employed as a substitute for soap, since it forms a lather with water, owing to the presence of a glycoside saponin, sometimes distinguished as quillaia saponin. It's also applied as an agricultural spray adjuvant. The same, or a closely similar substance, is found in soapwort (''Saponaria officinalis''), in senega root ('' Polygala senega'') and i ...
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Quillaja Brasiliensis 0601 007
''Quillaja'' is a genus of flowering plants, the only extant genus in the family Quillajaceae with two or three known species. It was once thought to be in the rose family, Rosaceae, but recent research shows it belongs in its own family. The inner bark of the soap bark tree ('' Q. saponaria'') contains saponin, which is a natural soap. Members of this genus are tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...s that grow to about . Species The species were revised by Luebert in 2014: References Fabales genera {{Rosid-stub ...
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Quillaja Saponaria 2c
''Quillaja'' is a genus of flowering plants, the only extant genus in the family Quillajaceae with two or three known species. It was once thought to be in the rose family, Rosaceae, but recent research shows it belongs in its own family. The inner bark of the soap bark tree (''Quillaja saponaria, Q. saponaria'') contains saponin, which is a natural soap. Members of this genus are trees that grow to about . Species The species were revised by Luebert in 2014: References

Quillaja, Fabales genera {{Rosid-stub ...
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