Couroupita | |
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Couroupita guianensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Lecythidaceae |
Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
Genus: | Couroupita Aubl. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Couroupita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1775.[2][3] It is native to tropical South America and Central America.[1]