Tapirira Explained

Tapirira is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America and northern South America to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepts nine species.

• Tapirira bethanniana
• Tapirira chimalapana
• Tapirira guianensis
• Tapirira lepidota
• Tapirira mexicana
• Tapirira obtusa
• Tapirira pilosa
• Tapirira retusa
• Tapirira rubrinervis

Selected synonyms include:

• Tapirira marchandii - synonym of Tapirira obtusa