Goupia
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Goupia is a neotropical genus of flowering plant
s and the sole genus included in the family Goupiaceae. There are three species, all found in tropical northern South America
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Species
The genus was previously included in the family Celastraceae
, in the order Celastrales
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s and the sole genus included in the family Goupiaceae. There are three species, all found in tropical northern South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species
- Goupia cinerascens
- Goupia glabraGoupia glabraGoupia glabra is a species of flowering plant in the family Goupiaceae...
(syn. G. paraensis, G. tomentosa) - Goupia guatemalensis
The genus was previously included in the family Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
, in the order Celastrales
Celastrales
Celastrales is an order of flowering plants. They are found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions. There are about 1200 to 1350 species in about 100 genera. All but 7 of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae...
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