Uapaca

Uapaca is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858.^[3][4] It is the only genus comprised in the tribe Uapaceae. The genus is native to Africa and Madagascar.^[2][5][6][7] Uapaca is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[8]

species^[2]

1. Uapaca acuminata - Nigeria, C Africa
2. Uapaca ambanjensis - NW Madagascar
3. Uapaca amplifolia - NW Madagascar
4. Uapaca benguelensis - Zaïre, Angola
5. Uapaca bojeri - Madagascar
6. Uapaca densifolia - Madagascar
7. Uapaca ferruginea - Madagascar
8. Uapaca gossweileri - Zaïre, Angola
9. Uapaca guineensis - W + C Africa
10. Uapaca heudelotii - W + C Africa
11. Uapaca katentaniensis - Katanga
12. Uapaca kirkiana - E + C + S Africa
13. Uapaca lissopyrena - C + S Africa
14. Uapaca littoralis - E Madagascar
15. Uapaca louvelii - E Madagascar
16. Uapaca mole - W + C Africa
17. Uapaca niangadoumae - Gabon
18. Uapaca nitida - E + C + S Africa
19. Uapaca pilosa - E + C Africa
20. Uapaca pynaertii - W + C Africa
21. Uapaca robynsii - Katanga, Zambia, Malawi
22. Uapaca rufopilosa - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
23. Uapaca sansibarica - E + C + S Africa
24. Uapaca staudtii - Nigeria, C Africa
25. Uapaca thouarsii - E Madagascar
26. Uapaca togoensis - W + C Africa
27. Uapaca vanhouttei - Nigeria, C Africa

formerly included^[2]

Uapaca
Uapaca kirkiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily:	Antidesmatoideae
Tribe:	Uapaceae
Genus:	Uapaca Baill.
Type species
Uapaca thouarsii Baill.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Canariastrum Engl. Gymnocarpus Thouars ex Baill. Aapaca Metzdorff

moved Drypetes

• Uapaca griffithii - Drypetes riseleyi