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Couroupita

Couroupita
Naglingam (Couroupita guianensis) flower in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 6609.jpg
Couroupita guianensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Genus: Couroupita
Aubl.
Synonyms
  • Pontopidana Scop.
  • Pekea Juss. 1789, illegitimate homonym, not Aubl. 1775. (syn of Caryocar in Caryocaraceae)
  • Elsholtzia Neck. 1790 illegitimate homonym, not Willd. 1790 (Lamiaceae)

Couroupita is a genus of flowering plants of Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical South America and Central America.


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