Cupaniopsis
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| Leaves and flowers of the Tuckeroo at Wyrrabalong National Park, Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Cupaniopsis Radlk.[1] |
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Cupaniopsis is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs and trees in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. They are native to New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and Fiji. In Australia, they are commonly known as tuckeroos. Carrotwood (C. anacardioides) is an invasive plant in some parts of the United States, primarily Florida and Hawaii.[2]
[edit] Selected species
- Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis baileyana Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis cooperorum P.I.Forst.
- Cupaniopsis curvidentata (F.M.Bailey) Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis dallachyi S.T.Reynolds
- Cupaniopsis diploglottoides Adema
- Cupaniopsis flagelliformis (F.M.Bailey) Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis fleckeri S.T.Reynolds
- Cupaniopsis foveolata (F.Muell.) Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis newmanii S.T.Reynolds
- Cupaniopsis papillosa P.I.Forst.
- Cupaniopsis parvifolia (F.M.Bailey) L.A.S.Johnson
- Cupaniopsis serrata (F.Muell.) Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis shirleyana (F.M.Bailey) Radlk.
- Cupaniopsis simulatus S.T.Reynolds
- Cupaniopsis tomentella (F.Muell. ex Benth.) S.T.Reynolds
- Cupaniopsis wadsworthii (F.Muell.) Radlk.
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C. wadsworthii foliage and ripe fruit
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C. wadsworthii foliage and unripe fruit
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C. wadsworthii flowers.
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- ^ "Cupaniopsis Radlk.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-29. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?3178. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ University of Florida: Cupaniopsis anacardioides as a weed in Florida
- ^ Australian Plant Name Index: Cupaniopsis
