Botanical Family · Sapindales
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
22 speciesOrder Sapindales8+ well-known plants
Trees with compound leaves and arillate seeds. Many have saponins. Includes lychee, longan, rambutan, bael, and soapberry.
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How to recognise the Sapindaceae family
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Leaf arrangement: alternate
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Leaf type: pinnate compound
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Growth forms: tree/shrub/vine
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Inflorescence: panicle/raceme
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Fruit: capsule/samara/drupe
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Japanese MapleAcer palmatumIndian Horse-ChestnutAesculus indicaTipanAllophylus cobbeToothed-Leaf AllophylusAllophylus serratusFaux PersilCardiospermum canescensBalloon-Vine Heart-Seed, Heart's Pea, Balloon Vine, Blister Creeper, Heart's Pea, Heart SeedCardiospermum halicacabumLongan Eyeball Tree, Longan TreeDimocarpus longanHopseed Bush, Switch SorrelDodonaea viscosa
All 22 species in SAPINDACEAE
- Japanese MapleAcer palmatum
- Indian Horse-ChestnutAesculus indica
- TipanAllophylus cobbe
- Toothed-Leaf AllophylusAllophylus serratus
- Faux PersilCardiospermum canescens
- Balloon-Vine Heart-Seed, Heart's Pea, Balloon Vine, Blister Creeper, Heart's Pea, Heart SeedCardiospermum halicacabum
- Longan Eyeball Tree, Longan TreeDimocarpus longan
- Hopseed Bush, Switch SorrelDodonaea viscosa
- Fern Leaf TreeFilicium decipiens
- Dolls Eyes, Mogum-MogumHarpullia arborea
- Wild AphaniaLepisanthes tetraphylla
- Litchi, LycheeLitchi chinensis
- Black Pearl TreeMajidea zanguebarica
- RambutanNephelium lappaceum
- Soapnut TreeSapindus emarginatus
- ReethaSapindus mukorossi
- Soapnut TreeSapindus trifoliatus
- Ceylon Oak, Macassar-Oil TreeSchleichera oleosa
- Ceylon OakSchleichera trijuga
- Lepisanthes rubiginosa
- Lepisanthes senegalensis
- Otonephelium stipulaceum
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