Goupia

Taxobox
name = Goupiaceae
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Goupiaceae
familia_authority = Miers
genus = "Goupia"
genus_authority = Aubl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"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.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 [http://www.afs-journal.org/articles/forest/pdf/1991/04/AFS_0003-4312_1991_48_4_ART0006.pdf online (pdf file; in French)] ] Watson, L., & Dallwitz, M. J. (2000). The Families of Flowering Plants: [http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/delta/angio/www/goupiace.htm Goupiaceae] ]

;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.

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