EPPO Global Database

Quillaja saponaria(QILSA)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-11-12

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: QILSA
  • Preferred name: Quillaja saponaria
  • Authority: Molina

Notes

Chile. Introduced in Bolivia. Bark extract, containing saponins,  is used medicinally


Common names
Name Language
soap-bark English
soap-bark tree English
Seifenbaum German
arbre à savon French
quillaja savonneux French
quilaia Portuguese