Paullinia
Paullinia is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
| Paullinia | |
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| Paullinia cupana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Paullinia L. |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Semarillaria Ruiz & Pav. | |
The genus is named after the German medical botanist Christian Franz Paullini, who discovered the genus in the Caribbean in the 18th century.
- Selected species
- Paullinia alata
- Paullinia cupana Kunth - Guaraná (Amazon Basin)
- Paullinia cururu
- Paullinia fuscescens
- Paullinia navicularis Radlk. (Ecuador)
- Paullinia paullinioides
- Paullinia pinnata
- Paullinia plumieri
- Paullinia weinmannifolia
- Paullinia yoco - Yoco
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