Sapindus saponaria, Rincon2434--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 25 May 01. 001.JPG
Native to 46 botanical countries across Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, DR Congo, Fiji, Galápagos, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Mali, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam; extinct in Hawaii (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Sapindus
Specific Epithet
saponaria
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#185,272 of 335,497
Top 56%
Extinction probability
6%
