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TitleSapindus saponaria var. saponaria
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Rating4.25
VettedTrusted
Description
Mānele, Aʻe, or Soapberry Sapindaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Hualālai, Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi Island only) Oʻahu (Cultivated)  Apparently the pulp of the fruit was used by early Hawaiians as a soap for shampooing hair and washing clothes in the past.  NPH00001 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sapindus_saponaria
Original URLhttps://farm5.staticflickr.com/4110/4831880407_51b6af8de5_o.jpg
photographerDavid Eickhoff
providerFlickr: EOL Images
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith