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Sapindus saponaria L.
Wingleaf Soapberry
USDA SASAS
Seminole Other, Jewelry
Plant used to make beads.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 468
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson
Western Soapberry
USDA SASAD
Comanche Other, Toys & Games
Stems used to make arrows for aratsi game.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson
Western Soapberry
USDA SASAD
Kiowa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of sap applied to wounds.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 41
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson
Western Soapberry
USDA SASAD
Papago Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make stone-tipped hunting arrows.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 71
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L. Benson
Western Soapberry
USDA SASAD
Papago Other, Weapon
Wood used to make stone-tipped hunting arrows.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 71