Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Caryophyllaceae > Genus Saponaria

Saponaria officinalis L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Saponaria*	L.	accepted genus name
*Cyathophylla*		synonym

Species group names

*Saponaria aenebia*	Heldr.	synonym
*Saponaria alluvionalis*	Du Moulin	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: erbada; sabonera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Asturian: xabón sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Catalan: herba de bugada; herba del sabó; herba ensabonera; sabó de gitana; sabó de gitano; sabonaria; saboner; sabonera; sabonera comuna; saboneta; saponària sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Euskera: chaboi belarra; pitzigorca; pitzigorka; saboi-belar sendakaria; txabo; txaboe; txaboibelarr; txaboililia; xaboi-belar sandakari; xaboi-belar sendakaria; xaboi-belar-sendakaría; xaboilili; xaboililia; xabu-lili; zuribelarr; zuribelarra sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Galician: alvichorno; alvitorno; bataneira; concheira; concheiro; erva-saboeira; herba de bugada; herba nodosa; herba saboeira; herba sabonera; herba xaboeira; herba xabroeira; herba xabroneira; herbas das mans; sabó de gitana; saboeira; saboneira; saboner; sabonera; saboneta; saponaria; saponária; saponària; xaboeira; xaboneira; xabroneira sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

High Aragonese: jabonera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Majorcan: herba sabonera; sabonera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Portuguese: erva saboeira; erva-saboeira; herba de bugada; herba sabonera; herba xabroneira; sabó de gitana; saboeira; saboeira legítima; saboeira maior; saboeira ordinaria; saboneira; saboner; sabonera; saboneta; saponaria; saponária; saponària; xabroneira sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: flor de jabón; flor del jabón; herbada; hierba de bataneros; hierba de jabón; hierba de jaboneros; hierba de los bataneros; hierba de los jabones; jabonera común; jabonera oficinal; palo de jabón; siabuneira; xabonera; yerba de bataneros; yerba lanaria; yerba xabonera

Literature

nomenclatural reference	L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

Genbank

Citation

Marhold, K. (2011): Caryophyllaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Saponaria officinalis L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=418A1888-51EC-4536-84BC-F0049E4251BB