Uapaca is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is the only genus comprised in the tribe Uapaceae. The genus is native to Africa and Madagascar. Uapaca is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

species

  1. Uapaca acuminata – Nigeria, C Africa
  2. Uapaca ambanjensis – NW Madagascar
  3. Uapaca amplifolia – NW Madagascar
  4. Uapaca bojeri – Madagascar
  5. Uapaca densifolia – Madagascar
  6. Uapaca ferruginea – Madagascar
  7. Uapaca guineensis – W + C Africa
  8. Uapaca heudelotii – W + C Africa
  9. Uapaca kirkiana – E + C + S Africa
  10. Uapaca lissopyrena – C + S Africa
  11. Uapaca littoralis – E Madagascar
  12. Uapaca louvelii – E Madagascar
  13. Uapaca mole – W + C Africa
  14. Uapaca niangadoumae – Gabon
  15. Uapaca nitida – E + C + S Africa
  16. Uapaca pilosa – E + C Africa
  17. Uapaca pynaertii – W + C Africa
  18. Uapaca robynsii – Katanga, Zambia, Malawi
  19. Uapaca rufopilosa – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia
  20. Uapaca sansibarica – E + C + S Africa
  21. Uapaca staudtii – Nigeria, C Africa
  22. Uapaca teusczii – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia
  23. Uapaca thouarsii – E Madagascar
  24. Uapaca togoensis – W + C Africa
  25. Uapaca vanhouttei – Nigeria, C Africa

formerly included

  • Uapaca benguelensis – Uapaca kirkiana var. benguelensis
  • Uapaca esculenta – Uapaca pynaertii
  • Uapaca gossweileri – Uapaca kirkiana var. gossweileri
  • Uapaca griffithii – Drypetes riseleyi
  • Uapaca katentaniensis – Uapaca teusczii f. pilosa