Quillaja saponaria

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endangered perennial medicinal 2024 1977

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Home Plants magnoliophyta magnoliopsida fabales quillajaceae quillaja Quillaja saponaria

Molina

1782

soap-bark tree

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Quillaja saponaria, the soap bark tree or soapbark, is an evergreen tree in the family Quillajaceae, native to warm temperate central Chile. In Chile it occurs from 32 to 40° South Latitude approximately and at up to 2000 m (6500 ft) above sea level. It can grow to 15–20 m (50–65 ft) in height. The tree has thick, dark bark; smooth, leathery, shiny, oval evergreen leaves 3–5 cm long; white star-shaped flowers 15 mm diameter borne in dense corymbs; and a dry fruit with five follicles each containing 10–20 seeds. The tree has several practical and commercial uses....read more on Wikipedia.

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