Quillaja

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Quillajaceae
Genus: Quillaja
Species: Q. brasiliensis – Q. saponaria
Name

Quillaja Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili: 354. 1782.

Type species: Quillaja saponaria Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili: 175, 354. 1782.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Smegmadermos Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 144, t. 31. 1794.
Cullay Molina ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 2) 1: 452. 1840.
Smegmaria Willd., Sp. Pl. Editio quarta 4: 1123. 1806, nom. superfl.
Fontenellea A.St.-Hil. & Tul., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2 17: 141. 1842.

References

Molina, J.I. 1782. Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili. Stamperia di S. Tomaso d'Aquino: Bologna. 367 pp. Reference page. Original description p. 354
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Quillaja. Published online. Accessed: Jan 5 2018.
Luebert, F. 2013. Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Quillaja Molina (Quillajaceae). Feddes Repertorium 124(4): 157–162. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.201400029 Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Quillaja. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 2.

Vernacular names
русский: Квилайя

Quillaja is a genus of flowering plants, the only extant genus in the family Quillajaceae with two or three known species.[1] It was once thought to be in the rose family, Rosaceae,[2] but recent research shows it belongs in its own family. The inner bark of the soap bark tree (Q. saponaria) contains saponin, which is a natural soap. Members of this genus are trees that grow to about 25 metres (82 ft).
Species

The species were revised by Luebert in 2014:[3]

Image	Name	Distribution
	Quillaja brasiliensis (A.St.-Hil. & Tul.) Mart.	Brazil
	Quillaja saponaria Molina	central Chile in the forests of La Campana National Park and Cerro La Campana

References

Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
"Description and images of Quillaja saponaria (Quillay), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds". chileflora.com. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
Luebert, F. (2014). "The taxonomy and distribution of the genus Quillaja Molina (Quillajaceae". Feddes Repertorium. 124 (4): 157–162. doi:10.1002/fedr.201400029.