''Cupania cinerea'' is a plant species in the family
Sapindaceae
The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.
The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...
. It was
described as a new species in 1843 by German botanist
Eduard Friedrich Poeppig.
The plant is native to South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela) and Central America (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá).
Several
phytochemical
Phytochemicals are chemical compounds produced by plants, generally to help them resist fungi, bacteria and plant virus infections, and also consumption by insects and other animals. The name comes . Some phytochemicals have been used as poisons ...
s 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.
References
Cupania, cinerea
Flora of Central America
Flora of Southern America
Plants described in 1843
Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig
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