''Sapindus marginatus'', the Florida soapberry, is native to Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. It grows as a small to medium-sized small tree that usually grows to tall. It has pale gray or brown, ridged bark. The leaves are up to foot long with 6 to 13 leaflets. The leaflets are long and wide, and have pointed tips with no teeth on the edges. The leaflets may be opposite or alternate. The leaves fall in the early spring.
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Florida soapberry is similar to tropical soapberry ('']Sapindus saponaria
''Sapindus saponaria'' is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to the Americas. Common names include wingleaf soapberry, western soapberry, jaboncillo, sullukuLouis Girault, ''Kallawaya - guérisseurs itinérants des Andes. Recherches s ...
''). Some botanists consider Florida soapberry to be the same species as tropical soapberry.
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Trees of the Southeastern United States