Aritha (Assamese: হাইঠা)

Sapindaceae (soapberry family) » Sapindus mukorossi

 

sap-IN-dus or SAP-in-dus -- from the Latin sapo (soap) and indicus (Indian)

moo-kew-ROW-zee -- from transcribed Japanese mukuroji

 

commonly known as: Chinese soapberry, north Indian soapnut • Assamese: হাইঠা aritha • Chinese: 无患子 wu huan zi • Hindi: फेनिल phenil, रिष्ट risht, रिष्टक rishtak, रीठा ritha • Japanese: ムクロジ. mukuroji • Marathi: फेनिल phenil • Mizo: hlingsi • Nepalese: रीट्ठा rittha • Prakrit: रिट्ठओः ritthaoh • Sanskrit: हृष्टः hrishtah, फेनका phenaka, फेनिल phenil, रिष्टः rishtah, रिष्टक rishtak, रीठा rita, सारिष्ट sarishta, ऊर्ध्वशोधनः urdhvashodhanah • Urdu: پهينل phenil, ريٿها ritha

 

Native to: e. & s. China, Japan, Nepal, Bhutan, n. & n.e India, Indo-China

 

 

References: Sapindus Mukorossi • ENVIS - FRLHT • NPGS / GRIN • Haryana Online

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