Goupia glabra (goupie or kabukalli; syn. G. paraensis, G. tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Goupiaceae (formerly treated in the family Celastraceae). It is native to tropical South America, in northern Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Goupia glabra being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Flacourtia rukam
- Smythea bombaiensis
- Casearia arborea
- Casearia bicolor
- Diospyros eriantha
- Ventilago leiocarpa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Goupiaceae
- Genus
- Goupia
- Species
- Goupia glabra
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