title: Poupartia
text: # 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
  
  