Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn.

A tree. It grows 15 m high and spreads 9 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The crown is spreading. The leaves are divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are 18 leaflets. They are mid green. They turn golden yellow in autumn. The flowers are small and white and on branched stalks. These are at the ends of branches.

Limestone bluffs, slopes and by streams, in moist clay or dry limestone. Mexican valleys from the upper desert to the woodland zones.

CAUTION: The plants contain saponins.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.