Sapindaceae

Tuckeroo

Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A.Rich.) Radlk.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Cupaniopsis

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Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) — FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Tuckeroo, Carrotwood, Beach tamarind, Green-leaved tamarind
Hebrew: קופן אנקרדי

Synonyms

Cupania anacardioides A.Rich.
Cupania anacardioides var. parvifolia F.M.Bailey
Cupaniopsis anacardioides f. parvifolia (F.M.Bailey) Radlk.
Cupaniopsis anacardioides var. parvifolia (Bailey) Domin
Cupaniopsis parvifolia (F.M.Bailey) L.A.S.Johnson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amy Huie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.