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Taxon:  Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.



Summary
Genus:
Sapindus
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Sapindoideae
Nomen number:
33087
Place of publication:
Fruct. sem. pl. 1:342, t. 70, fig. 3. 1788
Comment:
specific epithet may be based on the Japanese common name
Verified:
03/24/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sapindus utilis Trab.
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Reference(s)
  1. Cheung, Siu-cheong & Ning-hon Li, eds. Chinese medicinal herbs of Hong Kong. 1978-
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. 2000
  4. Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
  5. Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
  6. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  7. Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
  8. Li, H. L. et al., eds. Flora of Taiwan. 1975-1979
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  10. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
  11. Natural Cosmetic Supplies. 2010. Soap Nut, Ritta.
  12. Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965
  13. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  14. Steward, A. N. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley. 1958
  15. Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. 1976
Common names
English
Chinese soapberry –
North Indian soapnut –
reetha –
washing-nuts –
French
savonnier –
India
dodan –
Japanese Rōmaji
mukuroji –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2Cultivated     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Assam, Sikkim], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Materialschemicals Natural Cosmetic Supplies. 2010. Soap Nut, Ritta.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33087. Accessed 14 December 2025.

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