Sapindaceae
(THE SOAPBERRY FAMILY)
 Biota of North America Program
 Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996. Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996) of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of proofing).

Alectryon Gaertn. - ALECTRYON

    macrococcus Radlk. Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Mahoe and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (HI). Listed on May 15, 1992 (Volume 57 Federal Register 20787).

      var. auwahiensis G. Linney

      var. macrococcus Synonymy: Alectryon mahoe St. John & Frederick

    Allophylus L. - PALO-BLANCO

      crassinervis Radlk.

      racemosus Sw. Synonymy: Allophylus occidentalis (Sw.) Radlk. , Schmidelia occidentalis Sw.

      Blighia Koenig

        sapida Koenig

        Cardiospermum L. - BALLOONVINE

          corindum L. Present in the Texas flora (treated as Cardiospermum corindum L. var. villosum (Mill.) Radlk. by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Tropical heartseed (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Cardiospermum corindum var. villosum (P. Mill.) Radlk. , Cardiospermum keyense Small

          dissectum (S. Wats.) Radlk. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

          grandiflorum Sw.

          halicacabum L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Common balloonvine, farolitos (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

          microcarpum Kunth Synonymy: Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume

          Cupania L. - TOADWOOD

            americana L.

            glabra Sw.

            triquetra A. Rich.

            Dodonaea P. Mill. - HOPBUSH

              viscosa (L.) Jacq. Synonymy: Dodonaea ehrenbergii Schlecht. , Dodonaea elaeagnoides Rudolph ex Ledeb. & Alderstam , Dodonaea eriocarpa Sm. , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. amphioxea O. Deg. & Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. confertior Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. costulata O.& I. Deg. & Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. degeneri Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. forbesii Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. glabrescens Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. hillebrandii Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. hosakana Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. lanaiensis Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. molokaiensis O. Deg. & Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. oblonga Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. obtusior Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. pallida O. Deg. & Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. sherffii O.& I. Deg. , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. skottsbergii Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. vaccinioides Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. varians O. Deg. & Sherff , Dodonaea eriocarpa var. waimeana Sherff , Dodonaea jamaicensis DC. , Dodonaea microcarya Small , Dodonaea sandwicensis Sherff , Dodonaea sandwicensis var. latifolia O. Deg. & Sherff , Dodonaea sandwicensis var. simulans Sherff , Dodonaea spathulata Sm. , Dodonaea stenoptera Hbd. , Dodonaea stenoptera var. fauriei (Levl.) Sherff , Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia (L. f.) Benth. , Dodonaea viscosa var. arborescens (A. Cunningham ex Hook.) Sherff , Dodonaea viscosa var. linearis (Harvey & Sonder) Sherff , Dodonaea viscosa var. spathulata (Sm.) West , Ptelea viscosa L.

              Exothea Macfad. - BUTTERBOUGH

                paniculata (Juss.) Radlk. ex Dur. Synonymy: Melicocca paniculata Juss.

                Hypelate P. Br. - INKWOOD

                  trifoliata Sw.

                  Koelreuteria Laxm. - GOLDEN RAINTREE

                    elegans (Seem.) A.C. Sm.

                      ssp. formosana (Hayata) F.G. Mey. Synonymy: Koelreuteria formosana Hayata , Koelreuteria vitiensis A.C. Sm.

                    paniculata Laxm. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Golden rain-tree (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                    Litchi Sonn. - LYCHEE

                      chinensis Sonn.

                      Matayba Aubl. - COBYWOOD

                        apetala (Macfad.) Radlk. Synonymy: Matayba oppositifolia (A. Rich.) Britt.

                        domingensis (DC.) Radlk. Synonymy: Ratonia domingensis DC.

                        Melicoccus P. Br. - SPANISH-LIME

                          bijugatus Jacq. Synonymy: Melicoccus bijuga L.

                          Paullinia L. - BREAD-AND-CHEESE

                            fuscescens Kunth

                            pinnata L.

                            plumieri Triana & Planch.

                            Sapindus L. - SOAPBERRY

                              oahuensis Hbd. ex Radlk. Synonymy: Sapindus lonomea St. John

                              saponaria L.

                                var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Wastern soapberry, wild chinaberry, jaboncillo (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn.

                                var. saponaria Synonymy: Sapindus marginatus Willd. , Sapindus thurstonii Rock

                              Serjania P. Mill. - SLIPPLEJACK

                                brachycarpa Gray Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                diversifolia (Jacq.) Radlk. Synonymy: Pollinia diversifolia Jacq.

                                incisa Torr. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                polyphylla (L.) Radlk.

                                Talisia Aubl. - BLACK MORABALLI

                                  pedicellaris Radlk.

                                  Thouinia Poit. - CEBORUQUILLO

                                    striata Radlk.

                                      var. portoricensis (Radlk.) Votava & Alain Synonymy: Thouinia portoricensis Radlk. , Thyana portoricensis (Radlk.) Britt.

                                      var. striata Synonymy: Thyana striata (Radlk.) Britt.

                                    Ungnadia Endl. - MEXICAN-BUCKEYE

                                      speciosa Endl. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Monilla, Mexican-buckeye, Texas buckeye (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

                                      Urvillea Kunth - APAAC

                                        ulmacea Kunth Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Mexican urvillea, apaac (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

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