Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sapindus saponaria Linnaeus var. drummondii (Hooker & Arnott) L. Benson
Sapindus drummondii is a small tree with large pinnately compound leaves. The leaflets are dark green, slightly arcuate but mostly lanceolate. They are acute at the apex and rounded at the base. There are six or seven pairs of leaflets. The white flowers are born in large open panicles. The fruit turns bright yellow in age.
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Sapindus drummondii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., roadside US 180 near WD Ranch Road, May 30, 2007
Sapindus drummondii, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Oct. 28, 2007
Sapindus drummondii, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, Nov. 7, 2008
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