Sapindaceae

Sapindus Tourn. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 367 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Chad, China to Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific, New World.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

French Guiana, Guyana

Native to:

Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cayman Is., Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Marquesas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Easter Is., Galápagos, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, New Guinea, Philippines, Rodrigues, Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Franck, A.R. (2024). Revision of Sapindus sect. Sapindus (Sapindeae, Sapindoideae, Sapindaceae), including the description of three new species. Phytotaxa 648: 1-71.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 171 (1754)
  • Radlk. in E.P. IV, 165: 630 (1932)
  • Sp. Pl.: 367 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schneider, C. China K003471352 Yes
Stewart, A. [1947] Ecuador K003471828 Yes
Penington, T.D.; Sarukhan K, J. [9097] K003471775 Yes
Fitzgerald, D.V. [s.n.] Tanzania K003471627 Yes
Fendler, A. [155] Venezuela K003471820 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10158] Liberia K003471601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471643 Yes
Henry, A. China K003471351 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Venugopal, N. [RHT20386] K003471460 Yes
Tonduz, A. [[13818]] Costa Rica K003471733 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [3757] Ecuador K003471832 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P16680] Brazil K001250750 Yes
Harris, B.J. [BJH2978] K003471628 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7886] United States K003471707 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [1122] Belize K003471763 Yes
Bernardi, A.L. [6922] Venezuela K003471823 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K003471636 Yes
Cuming, H. [539] Philippines K003471527 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001250752 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8423] United States K003471705 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [1574] Philippines K003471534 Yes
[Gardner] [1499] Brazil K001250764 Yes
Barber, C.A. [3238] India K003471459 Yes
s.coll. [539] K003471453 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1530] Tanzania K003471633 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [45065] K003471604 Yes
Baur, G. [57] Ecuador K003471827 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K003471635 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] K003471772 Yes
Wilson, E.H. Taiwan K003471357 Yes
Glaziou, M. [10423] Brazil K001250762 Yes
Jayasuriya, M.; Balasubramanium, S. [548] Sri Lanka K003471468 Yes
Cascante, A. [1409] Costa Rica K003471762 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3478] Sierra Leone K003471606 Yes
Pereira, B.A.S.; Neto, M.P.; Alvarenga, D. [2794] Brazil K001250748 Yes
Hillebrand, W. [s.n.] United States K000701955 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mohamed, I.; Issa [30] Tanzania K003471622 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8035] Nepal K001128807 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K003471638 Yes
Glaziou, M. [8308] K001250731 No
Briceño, E.; Rosales, J. [155] Venezuela K003471819 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [s.n.] Philippines K003471532 Yes
Langlasse, E. [735] Mexico K003471760 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17969] K003471452 Yes
s.coll. [15872] Brazil K001250763 Yes
Monro, A.K.; Sidwell, K. [2798] El Salvador K003471731 Yes
Dubs, B. [1596] Brazil K001250756 Yes
Márquez, W.; Marco, A.; Yong [431] Mexico K003471779 Yes
Stone, B.C. [3081] United States K003471591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471511 Yes
Lewalle, J. [1585] Burundi K003471615 Yes
Waas, S. [1002] Sri Lanka K003471467 Yes
Loher, A. [2058] Philippines K003471536 Yes
s.coll. [687] Mexico K003471770 Yes
Lozano, P.; Klitgaard, B. [691] Ecuador K003471835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471641 Yes
Ceron, C. [11703] Ecuador K003471831 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [1466] K003471767 Yes
Meyer (Dr) [s.n.] Indonesia K003471508 Yes
Meyer (Dr) [s.n.] K003471507 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [70031902R] Sri Lanka K003471463 Yes
Ahern's collector [1839] Philippines K003471533 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8035] Nepal K001128808 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, W.H. [280] Ghana K003471598 Yes
Ruffo [780] Tanzania K003471629 Yes
Kuswata [239] K003471509 No
s.coll. [218] Philippines K003471530 Yes
s.coll. [34] K003471605 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Souza, A. [3014] Brazil K001250767 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [409] Sri Lanka K003471466 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Nepal K001132329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5578] Brazil K001250766 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471510 No
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001250761 Yes
Dubois, J. [203] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003471608 Yes
Pirozynski, K.A. [P473] Tanzania K003471630 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3478] Sierra Leone K003471602 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; J.F. de la Cruz [10537] Ecuador K003471834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003471612 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003471647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003471470 Yes
Muller-Doblies, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [69043002] Sri Lanka K003471464 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [5529] Mexico K003471774 Yes
Balachandran, N. [0650] India K003471461 Yes
Taquet K003471359 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5023] Mexico K003471773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003471469 Yes
Maire, E.E. China K003471358 Yes
Kerber, E. [197] Mexico K003471736 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [339] Mexico K003471758 Yes
[Dr. Wight] [s.n.] India K003471457 Yes
[Perrottet]; [Deleport] [s.n.] K003471455 Yes
Loher, A. [5873] Philippines K003471537 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [1899] Philippines K003471523 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K003471637 Yes
Kerber, E. [200] Mexico K003471735 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [452] Mexico K003471757 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P16680] Brazil K001250751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K003471639 Yes
Spruce [s.n.] K001250736 No
Flores, J.C.; Paz del Carmen Coba [135] Mexico K003471753 Yes
Dubois, J. [202] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003471609 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K003471620 Yes
Robert, A. [818] Brazil K001250754 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Krukoff, B.A.; Grijalva, A. [15560] Nicaragua K003471778 Yes
Lima, A. [53-1441] Brazil K001250753 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K003471471 Yes
Ruiz-Teran, L. [526] Venezuela K003471824 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003471618 Yes
Funck, N. [392] Venezuela K003471822 Yes
Arouck Ferreira, J.D.C. [135] Brazil K001250747 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003471833 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15692] India K003471451 Yes
Johnston, I.M. [4346] Mexico K003471755 Yes
Neal, M. [s.n.] United States K003471590 Yes
Bourne [856] K003471449 Yes
Bourne [2510] India K003471458 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] K003471456 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Souza, A. [3014] Brazil K001250768 Yes
Tanner, R. [1214] Tanzania K003471625 Yes
Vazquez, M.; Colaboradores [1315] Mexico K003471776 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7318] United States K003471706 Yes
Meijer, W. [198] Sri Lanka K003471465 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Aymard, G.; Barnett, L.C.; Cuello, N.; Diggs, G.M. [4704] Venezuela K003471826 Yes
Boschproefstation [[bb15144]] K003471506 Yes
Cuming [539] Philippines K003471528 Yes
[M. Andrews] [84] United States K003471704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Uganda K003471634 Yes
Amin, G.; et al. [SAN93901] K003471522 Yes
Tipaz, G.; Rubio, D. [344] Ecuador K003471830 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [176] Mexico K003471771 Yes
Miller, O.O.; Johnston, J.R. [127] Venezuela K003471821 Yes
Kinet, U. [249] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003471611 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8037] K001128811 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cid, C.A.; et a [8452] K001250732 No
Loher, A. [2057] Philippines K003471535 Yes
Hornby [4103] Mozambique K003471644 Yes
Forrest, G. China K003471355 Yes
Tonduz, A. [13784] Costa Rica K003471734 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-80239.000 No
Cedillo Trigos, R.; Calzada, J.I. [42] Mexico K003471777 Yes
Pirozynski, K.A. [P473] Tanzania K003471631 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Guatemala K003471728 Yes
Jefford, T.G.; Juniper, B.E.; Newbould, J. [2239] Tanzania K003471632 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3349] Mexico K003471768 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [110] Burma K003471474 Yes
Eggers, H. [15792] Ecuador K003471837 Yes
Iboet [255] K003471505 Yes
Wilson, E.H. China K003471356 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3294] Sierra Leone K003471600 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3064] Tanzania K003471626 Yes
Mason, H.L. [1561] Mexico K003471756 Yes
Gonzalez Ortega, J. [5591] Mexico K003471761 Yes
Chase, N.C. [320] Zimbabwe K003471645 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [44] China K000701952 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhán, J. [9097] Mexico K003471759 Yes
s.coll. China K003471360 Yes
{S.B. da Silva;} Pinto, G.C.P. [291] Brazil K001250755 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8037] K001128812 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourne [856] K003471450 Yes
s.coll. [1225] Philippines K003471531 Yes
s.coll. [538] K003471454 Yes
Cuming [539] Philippines K003471529 Yes
Newman, M.F.; Thomas, P.I.; Armstrong, K.E.; Sengdala, K. [LAO464] Laos K003471486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471512 Yes
Iboet [3] K003471504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003471646 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K003471526 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Mexico K003471732 Yes
Wilson, E.H. China K003471353 Yes
Chow, K.S.; Wan, P.P. China K003471361 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3478] Sierra Leone K003471599 Yes
Heringer, F.P.; Figueiras, T.S.; Mendonca, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.E.; Chagas E Silva, F. [4683] Brazil K001250746 Yes
s.coll. [19772] Belize K003471729 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8035] K001128809 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471642 Yes
Mattos Silva, L.A.; Hage, J.L.; Ribeiro, A.J. [414] Brazil K001250757 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471640 Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Lewis, G.P.; Lozano, P.; Delgado, T.; Elizalde, F.; Tinitana, T. [316] Ecuador K003471829 Yes
Khoon Winit [476] Thailand K003471493 Yes
Rugel, F.I.X. [115] United States K000701891 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003471610 Yes
Dubois, L. [1316] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003471613 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [770] Mexico K003471730 Yes
Fernandes, J. [434] India K003471462 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [s.n.] Mexico K003471764 Yes
Ahern's collector [s.n.] Philippines K003471525 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Aymard, G.; Barnett, L.C.; Cuello, N.; Diggs, G.M. [4704] Venezuela K003471825 Yes
Gaumer, G.F.; & sons [2339] K003471765 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003471513 Yes
Small, D. [858] Sierra Leone K003471597 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E.; Reynoso, E. [1899] Philippines K003471524 Yes
Issa [30] Tanzania K003471621 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [110] Burma K003471473 Yes
s.coll. [682] Brazil K001250759 Yes
s.coll. [40982] Vietnam K003471487 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5215] Brazil K001250758 Yes
Quinet, A.; Moreira, F.F. [712] Brazil K001390053 No
Saunders, M.T. [2755] Brazil K001250760 Yes
Mbago, F. [1001] Tanzania K003471619 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [45065] K003471603 Yes
s.coll. [200] Mexico K003471769 Yes
Obaseki, J.K. [FHI27937] Nigeria K003471607 Yes
s.coll. [7851Bot] Burundi K003471614 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schneider, C. China K003471354 Yes
Marrero, J.; Little, E.L. (Jr.) [6138] Ecuador K003471836 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12348] Thailand K003471494 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Honduras K003471766 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; de Haas, J. [5125] Brazil K001250733 No

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