Cupania cinerea
Species of flowering plant
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Cupania cinerea is a plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It was described as a new species in 1843 by German botanist Eduard Friedrich Poeppig.[1] The plant is native to South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela) and Central America (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá).[2]
| Cupania cinerea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Cupania |
| Species: | C. cinerea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cupania cinerea | |
Several phytochemicals occur in the plant, including cupacinoside, cupacinoxepin, scopoletin, caryophyllene oxide, two bisabolene sesquiterpenes, lichexanthone, gustastatin, lupenone, betulone, 17β,21β-epoxyhopan-3-one, taraxerol, and taraxerone.[3]
