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Sapindaceae Cupania glabra | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Cupania glabra Sw.

Protologue Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 61. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Cupania glabra Sw. belongs to the Sapindaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Cupania, WDStevens27258--Nicaragua. Jinotega. Area prot., rd to La Fundadora. 16 Jun 08. 093.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Stevens, W. D 27258

June 15, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Jinotega

13.027222, -85.923333

Location Remarks

0.2 km from Matagalpa-Jinotega highway along road to La Fundadora; roadside in cloud forest. 1421 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 15 m tall, flowers dull white with a brownish tint.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Sapindaceae

Genus

Cupania

Specific Epithet

glabra

Authorship

Sw.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#235,942 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →