Sapindus


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Noun1.Sapindus - type genus of the Sapindaceae
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Sapindaceae, Sapindaceae, soapberry family - chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
soapberry, soapberry tree - a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
Sapindus drumondii, Sapindus marginatus, wild China tree - deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin
China tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria - evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans
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Supplementation of a tropical grass diet with forage legumes and Sapindus saponaria fruits: effects on in vitro ruminal nitrogen turnover and methanogenesis.
As especies Dombeya wallichii (n = 5), Callistemon viminalis (n = 1) e Sapindus saponaria (n = 2) tambem sao indicadas para arborizacao, sendo Dombeya wallichii e Callistemon viminalis de caracteristicas ornamentais notaveis (LORENZI et al., 2003) e Sapindus saponaria com grande beleza devido a sua copa globosa e perenifolia (LORENZI, 2008).
Scrub, shrubs, and trees consisted of shrubby mesquite (Prosopis sp.), juniper (Juniperus sp.), cottonwood (Populus sp.), shinnery oak (Quercus havardii), soapberry trees (Sapindus sp.), and hackberry trees (Celtis sp.).
The Hushan Midsummer Concert will be held at the Centenarian Sapindus Tree plaza, and the musical event will also present Amis tribal dance to expose visitors to the aboriginal flavor of the community, the GEO said.
A comparison of the effects on rumen fermentation of three saponin rich tropical fruits (Sapindus saponaria, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, and Pithecellobium saman) supplemented to forage-based diets was done by Hess et al.