Pacún is also used. It is one of the common names for a tree in Honduras, Guatemala, and Salvador. In Venezuela and some parts of Colombia it is known as paraparo or jabonero. Name given to the seeds of this same tree, also known as parapara, soap bead tree, soap bead tree, soap nut tree, bobbins, soap, soap maker, para-para, amole, chambimbe, jaboncilal, choloque, palo soap, prickly pear. Its scientific name is Sapindus saponaria and it belongs to the family Sapindaceae.