Goupia

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Goupiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Goupiaceae
Miers
Genus: Goupia
Aubl.
Species

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Goupia is a neotropical genus of flowering plants and the sole genus included in the family Goupiaceae. There are three species, all found in tropical northern South America.[1][2]

Species
  • Goupia cinerascens
  • Goupia glabra (syn. G. paraensis, G. tomentosa)
  • Goupia guatemalensis

The genus was previously included in the family Celastraceae, in the order Celastrales.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lacostea, J. F., & Alexandre, D. Y. (1991). Le goupi (Goupia glabra Aubl), essence forestière d'avenir en Guyane : analyse bibliographique. Ann. For. Sci. 48: 429-441. Available online (pdf file; in French)
  2. ^ a b Watson, L., & Dallwitz, M. J. (2000). The Families of Flowering Plants: Goupiaceae