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Soapberry
Soapberry is a common name for several flowering plants both native to the Americas and may refer to: * ''Sapindus ''Sapindus'' is a genus of about thirteen species of shrubs and small trees in the lychee family, Sapindaceae and tribe Sapindeae. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. The genus includes both deciduous and evergree ...'', a genus with the common name soapberries or soapnuts. * Canada buffaloberry (''Shepherdia canadensis''), also called 'soapberry.' See also * Soapbush * Soapweed (other) {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Buffaloberry
''Shepherdia canadensis'', commonly called Canada buffaloberry, russet buffaloberry, soopolallie, soapberry, or foamberry (Ktunaxa: ') is one of a small number of shrubs of the genus ''Shepherdia'' that bears edible berries. Description The plant is a deciduous shrub, growing to a maximum of . The leaves are long, green above, and whitish and brownish below. The fruit is usually red, but one variety has yellow berries. The berries have a bitter taste. It is a non-legume nitrogen fixer. Etymology The common name of the plant in British Columbia is "soopolallie", a word derived from the historic Chinook Jargon trading language spoken in the North American Pacific Northwest in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The name is a composite of the Chinook words "soop" (soap) and "olallie" (berry).Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson, M. Terry Thompson, and Annie Z. York. 1990. Thompson Ethnobotany. Royal British Columbia Museum: Victoria. pp. 209-11. Distribution and habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapindus
''Sapindus'' is a genus of about thirteen species of shrubs and small trees in the lychee family, Sapindaceae and tribe Sapindeae. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Members of the genus are commonly known as soapberries or soapnuts because the fruit pulp is used to make soap. The generic name is derived from the Latin words ''sapo'', meaning "soap", and ''indicus'', meaning "of India". The leaves are alternate, long, pinnate (except in ''S. oahuensis'', which has simple leaves), with 14-30 leaflets, the terminal leaflet often absent. The flowers form in large panicles, each flower small, creamy white. The fruit is a small leathery-skinned drupe in diameter, yellow ripening blackish, containing one to three seeds. Fossils date back to the Cretaceous. Uses The drupes (soapnuts) contain saponins, which have surfactant properties, being used for washing by ancient Asian and American pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soapbush
Soapbush or soap bush can mean: * ''Clidemia hirta'', native to the American Neotropics, also found in Australia, Southern Asia and East Africa. * '' Noltea africana'', native to Southern Africa. * ''Acacia holosericea'' (''soapbush wattle''), native to Australia. * ''Trymalium odoratissimum'' (''karri hazel''), native to Western Australia. * ''Guaiacum angustifolium'', native to North America. * ''Ceanothus integerrimus'' (more commonly known as ''deer bush''), native to North America. * '' Rhigozum trichotomum'' (''Khalahari soapbush''), native to Southern Africa. * '' Helinus integrifolius'' (also known as ''soap plant'' or ''soap creeper''), native to Southern Africa. See also * Soapberry * ''Alphitonia excelsa ''Alphitonia excelsa'', commonly known as the red ash or soap tree, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Australia, being found in New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and the northeastern tip of Western Aus ...'', soap tree * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
