Quillajaceae

Quillajaceae, the soapbark family, is a family of flowering plants. It contains a single extant genus Quillaja, containing only two species, and one fossil species, Dakotanthus cordiformis. alt=Quillaja brasiliensis tree, focused on a flower and some leaves.|center|thumb|356x356px|Quillaja brasiliensis in Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg|Botanischen Garten München == Description == alt=Two pictures of Quillaja saponaria, one with closed, green, star-shaped capsules and one with open, dry and brown star shaped capsules. |left|thumb|291x291px|Capsules of the Quillaja saponaria. Fresh and clos