Poupartia
# Poupartia

Poupartia is a genus of plant in family Anacardiaceae. From the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion, all in the Indian Ocean.

## Taxonomy

The genus name of Poupartia is in honour of François Poupart (d. 1708), a French physician, anatomist and entomologist. It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 372 in 1789.

## Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 8 accepted species:

* Poupartia borbonica J.F.Gmelin
* Poupartia castanea (Baker) Engl.
* Poupartia chapelieri (Guillaumin) H. Perrier
* Poupartia gummifera Sprague
* Poupartia minor (Bojer) L.Marchand
* Poupartia orientalis Capuron ex Randrianasolo & J.S.Mill.
* Poupartia pubescens Marchand
* Poupartia silvatica H.Perrier

## Note

Poupartia caffra H.Perrier, the Sakoa tree from Madagascar, is a synonym of Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro

