Cupaniopsis
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Cupaniopsis is a genus
of about 60 species of shrub
s and tree
s 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
.
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of about 60 species of shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s and tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s in the soapberry
Sapindus
Sapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the Lychee family, Sapindaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and New World. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Members of the genus are commonly known as...
family, Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
. They are native to New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. In Australia, they are commonly known as tuckeroos. Carrotwood (C. anacardioides
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Cupaniopsis anacardioides, with common names Tuckeroo, Carrotwood, Beach Tamarind and Green-leaved Tamarind,is a species of flowering tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that is native to eastern and northern Australia. The usual habitat is littoral rainforest on sand or near estuaries...
) is an invasive plant
Invasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
in some parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, primarily Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.
Selected species
- Cupaniopsis anacardioidesCupaniopsis anacardioidesCupaniopsis anacardioides, with common names Tuckeroo, Carrotwood, Beach Tamarind and Green-leaved Tamarind,is a species of flowering tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that is native to eastern and northern Australia. The usual habitat is littoral rainforest on sand or near estuaries...
(A.Rich.) Radlk. - Cupaniopsis baileyanaCupaniopsis baileyanaCupaniopsis baileyana is a species of flowering tree in the soapberry family. It is native to eastern Australia. Common names include White Tamarind and Toothed Tuckeroo. The species name honours the botanist F.M.Bailey....
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 newmaniiCupaniopsis newmaniiCupaniopsis newmanii is a rainforest plant in the soapberry family. It is native to eastern Australia. The common name is Long-leaved Tuckeroo. A rare plant, with a ROTAP listing of 2RC-...
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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