It is one of the common names in Peru for a tree that in Venezuela and some parts of Colombia, is known as a paraparo or jabonero. . Name given to the seeds of this same tree, also known as paraparo, soap bead tree, soap bead tree, soap nut tree, bobbins, soap, soap maker, para-para, amole, chambimbe, jaboncilal, choloque, palo jabón, chumbimba. Its scientific name is Sapindus saponaria and it belongs to the family Sapindaceae.