Sapindus trifoliatus

Sapindus trifoliatus, the South India soapnut or three-leaf soapberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, and introduced to eastern tropical Africa, Rodrigues, and Trinidad and Tobago.^[1][2] An evergreen tree reaching 25 m (82 ft), its seeds are rich in saponins, and are both collected in the wild and cultivated to make soap for washing fabrics.^[3]

Sapindus trifoliatus
Berries in hand
Younger specimens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Sapindus
Species:	S. trifoliatus
Binomial name
Sapindus trifoliatus L.
Synonyms[1]
Sapindus abstergens Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Sapindus acutus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Sapindus laurifolius Vahl Sapindus maduriensis Perr. Sapindus mollis Blume