Quillaja saponaria

Common name: Soap Bark Tree

Family: Quillajaceae

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Country of Origin: Chile

Description:

Uses: The inner bark was traditionally used as a soap substitute. Soap Bark Tree extracts are the basis of an adjuvant, Matrix-M, which is a component of new vaccines for COVID-19 and malaria.

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USDA Zone: 8a-10b

Source: Cistus Nursery

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• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eurosid I
• Order: Fabales
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• Family: Quillajaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 September 2014.
2. Cistus Nursery online catalog. Accessed 6 October 2014.
3. Wikipedia. Accessed 6 October 2014.
4. Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena {in Spanish}. Accessed 6 October 2014.
5. Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.
6. Reardon, S. 2023. Is the Novavax COVID vaccine better than MRNA Vaccines? Scientific American. Accessed Nov 16 2023.

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