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TitleSapindus saponaria var. saponaria
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Rating3
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Description
Mānele, Aʻe, or Soapberry Sapindaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (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.  NPH00009 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sapindus_saponaria
Original URLhttps://farm5.staticflickr.com/4125/4832492758_729c703b08_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