The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are laticiferous, i.e. they contain latex, a milky sap, and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots.[citation needed] The largest genera are Serjania, Paullinia, Allophylus and Acer. Learn more about Soapberry
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Soapberry Species Videos
Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Bigleaf Maple (13 videos) | Acer macrophyllum | Least concern |
Japanese Maple (28 videos) | Acer palmatum | Not Available |
Moose Maple (1 videos) | Acer spicatum | Not Available |
Norway Maple (1 videos) | Acer platanoides | Not Available |
Rambutan (4 videos) | Nephelium lappaceum | Not Available |
Red Maple (18 videos) | Acer rubrum | Least concern |
Silver Maple (1 videos) | Acer saccharinum | Least concern |
Sugar Maple (2 videos) | Acer nigrum | Least concern |