Heathcote National Park, southern outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales. Track from Waterfall Station to Kingfisher Pool.A dwarf, prostrate species endemic to the broader Sydney region, but nowhere very common.
2010.04.01 Vienna I. district (Volksgarten near Hofburg, 177 m AMSL).Branches cut back radically; I suppose that this is done to try and fight Cameraria ohridella, but that's just a guess of mine.German name: Rosskastanie
Family: RutaceaeLocal name: Munukudu, Kaarunimma.Distribution: Limited to Indian subcontinent. Photographed at Eastren ghats of Nellore of India.Common in thorny scrubs and deciduous forests near foot hills .Small trees 2-3 mts high, branched with sharp short axilary spines. Leaves `-foliate. 3x1.5cm , ovate obong, coriaceous. Flowers .5-1ccm across pale yellow in axilary clusters. Berries 1.5-2.5cm in diam., globose green-orrange The oil from the fruit is used externally for rheumatism and paralysis. The leaves are also applied locally on knees to relieve knee pains. Reference: Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district By B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao
Mnele, Ae, or SoapberrySapindaceae (Soapberry family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Huallai, Mauna Loa, Klauea on Hawaii Island)Oahu (Cultivated)Apparently the pulp of the fruit was used by early Hawaiians as a soap for shampooing hair and washing clothes in the past.More at:NPH00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Sapindus_saponaria