Sapindaceae
Wild ackee
Cupania americana
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Cupania
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wild ackee
Synonyms
- Cupania saponaria Pers.
- Cupania tomentosa (Jacq.) Sw.
- Trigonia tomentosa (Jacq.) Warm.
- Trigonis tomentosa Jacq.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KETTY MUCHA PINTA, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dairon Cuevas Riveras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Cupania
- Cupania vernalisSapindaceae
- Cupania cinereaSapindaceae
- Florida toadwoodCupania glabraSapindaceae
- Cupania belizensisSapindaceae
- Cupania bracteosaSapindaceae
- Cupania concolorSapindaceae
- Cupania crassifoliaSapindaceae
- Cupania diphyllaSapindaceae
- Cupania emarginataSapindaceae
- Cupania furfuraceaSapindaceae
- Cupania hispidaSapindaceae
- Cupania juglandifoliaSapindaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.