Goupia
Goupia glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Goupiaceae
Miers[1]
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.[2][3]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. 1 2 Watson, L., & Dallwitz, M. J. (2000). The Families of Flowering Plants: Goupiaceae Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine


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