WorldFloraDB - Quillaja saponaria

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The bark is thick and dark. The leaves are smooth and leathery and oval and 3-5 cm long. The flowers are white and 15 mm across. The fruit are made up of 5 dry follicles. Each contains 10-15 seeds.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	6.0
Mature height (meter)	18.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
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Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

A warm temperate plant. It can grow to 2,000 m above sea level. It is drought resistant and can tolerate cold.

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Mountainous regions on the western slopes of the Andes.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The bark produces an extract used as a foaming and heading agent for beer. It is also used for flavouring ice cream, baked goods and drinks. The bark is mixed with citrus-flavoured sugar syrup to make a soft frothy sweet.

Uses	food material medicinal
Edible	barks
Therapeutic use	General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cardiodepressant (unspecified), Detergent (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Shampoo (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Sternutatory (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
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Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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