''Serjania'' is a genus of

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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 Sapindea ...

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Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include Aesculus, horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The ...

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Selected species

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Serjania brevipes ''Serjania brevipes'' is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east a ...

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Serjania ichthyctona ''Serjania ichthyctona'' is a rainforest liana belonging to the soapberry family (Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and ...

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Serjania pteleifolia ''Serjania pteleifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the eas ...

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(Ecuador)

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Paullinia cururu ''Paullinia'' is a genus of Flowering plant, flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the Sapindus, soapberry family, Sapindaceae and typical of tribe Paullinieae. It is native to Tropics, tropical South America, Central America and the Carib ...

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* * * Sapindaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Philip Miller {{Sapindales-stub