soapbark tree
E806361
The soapbark tree is an evergreen South American tree whose bark is rich in saponins, historically used as a natural soap and now widely used as a foaming agent and vaccine adjuvant.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quillaja saponaria | 0 |
| Quillaja | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evergreen tree
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ species ⓘ tree ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic |
dark bark
ⓘ
rich in triterpenoid saponins ⓘ thick bark ⓘ |
| barkUsedFor |
beverage foaming
ⓘ
detergent ⓘ fire extinguisher foams ⓘ food foaming ⓘ shampoo ⓘ soap production ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Quillaja saponaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCompound | saponins ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Andes foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Chile ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
source of commercial saponins
ⓘ
source of vaccine adjuvant QS-21 ⓘ |
| evergreen | true ⓘ |
| family | Quillajaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| floweringPlant | true ⓘ |
| genus | Quillaja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | medium-sized tree ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | soapbark tree ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy | indigenous peoples of Chile ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
bathing
ⓘ
washing clothes ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 15–20 meters ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| partUsedCommercially |
inner bark
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| plantPartRichInSaponins | bark ⓘ |
| risk | overharvesting for bark extraction ⓘ |
| saponinExtractUsedAs |
immunological adjuvant
ⓘ
surfactant ⓘ vaccine adjuvant ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
dry conditions
ⓘ
poor soils ⓘ |
| usedAs |
foaming agent
ⓘ
natural soap ⓘ vaccine adjuvant source ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cosmetic industry
ⓘ
food industry ⓘ pharmaceutical industry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.