Cupaniopsis

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Leaves and fruit of  C. anacardiodes
Leaves and fruit of C. anacardiodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Cupaniopsis
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Species

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Cupaniopsis is a genus of 66 species of shrubs and trees in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. They are native to New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and Fiji. In Australia, they are commonly known as tuckeroos.

One Australian species, C. anacardioides, is an invasive weed is some parts of the United States, primarily Florida and Hawaii. The plant there is known as carrotwood.

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