Vouarana is a genus of medium-sized trees of the soapberry subfamily Sapindoideae, native to tropical southern Central America and northern South America. It is closely related to the genus Cupania.[2] As was his wont, Aublet named the genus after what the local people called the plants, a practice his contemporaries criticized as barbarous.[3]
| Vouarana | |
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| Vouarana guianensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Tribe: | Cupanieae |
| Genus: | Vouarana Aubl.[1] |
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Species edit
Species currently accepted by The Plant List[4] are as follows:
- Vouarana anomala (Steyerm.) Acev.-Rodr.
- Vouarana guianensis Aubl.
References edit
- ^ Hist. Pl. Guiane 2 (Suppl.): 12 (1775)
- ^ Buerki, Sven; Forest, Félix; Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro; Callmander, Martin W.; Nylander, Johan A.A.; Harrington, Mark; Sanmartín, Isabel; Küpfer, Philippe; Alvarez, Nadir (2009). "Plastid and nuclear DNA markers reveal intricate relationships at subfamilial and tribal levels in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 51 (2): 238–258. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.01.012. hdl:10261/167004. PMID 19405193.
- ^ Zarucchi, James Lee (1984). "The treatment of Aublet's generic names by his contemporaries and by present-day taxonomists". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 65: 215–242.
- ^ "Vouarana". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 14 June 2020.