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The bladder-nut is a name of shrubs or small trees of the genus Staphylea, family Sapindaceae. They are native to Europe, Asia and North America.
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Guarana is a climbing shrub of the family Sapindaceae. It has divided compound leaves, yellow panicles and bears pear-shaped fruit. South American Indians made a beverage from it which is slightly narcotic and a tonic.
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Melianthus is a genus of South African shrubs belonging to the family Sapindaceae. They bear racemes of often sweetly-scented flowers.
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Paullinia is a genus of evergreen tropical shrubs, mostly climbing plants, belonging to the family Sapindaceae. They bear axillary racemes of small flowers, followed by three-sided, somewhat pear-shaped fruits.
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Rambutan is a Malayan tree of the family Sapindaceae bearing a bright-red oval fruit covered with soft spines and having a subacid taste.
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Sapindaceae is a family of mainly tropical trees and shrubs which includes the soapberry.
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Sneeze-wood is the popular name of the South African tree Pteroxylon utile. It is of the family Sapindaceae and yields a strong durable timber which is dusty to work with, and causes sneezing.
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Soapberry (Sapindus saponaria) is a tropical American tree of the natural order Sapindaceae. The soapberry has alternate leaves and small greenish-white flowers. The fruit is fleshy and contains hard, black, round seeds that have been used as beads and buttons. The outer covering of the seeds when soaked in water produce a lather, and have been used as a natural soap. The root may also be used as a soap but is less effective.
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