''Cassipourea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Rhizophoraceae The Rhizophoraceae is a family of tropical or subtropical flowering plants. It includes around 147 species distributed in 15 genera.Setoguchi, H., Kosuge, K., & Tobe, H. (1999). Molecular Phylogeny of Rhizophoraceae Based on rbcL Gene Sequences. ...

. There are about 40 species. The genus is divided into several subgenera, based mainly on the structure of the flowers.Kenfack, D. (2011)
''Cassipourea atanganae'' sp. nov., a new species of Rhizophoraceae from Lower Guinea.
''Adansonia'', 33(2), 209-213. Species include: * '' Cassipourea acuminata'' Liben * ''

Cassipourea brittoniana ''Cassipourea brittoniana'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola ...

'' Fawc. & Rendle * ''

Cassipourea eketensis ''Cassipourea eketensis'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Nigeria and grows in tropical rainforest. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) oc ...

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Cassipourea fanshawei ''Cassipourea fanshawei'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern ...

'' Torre & Goncalves * ''

Cassipourea flanaganii ''Cassipourea flanaganii'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. Distribution It is endemic to South Africa. Threat It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) ...

'' (Schinz) Alston * ''

Cassipourea hiotou ''Cassipourea hiotou'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family found in Ivory Coast and Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean ...

'' Aubrev. & Pellegrin * ''

Cassipourea malosana ''Cassipourea malosana'' is a species of plant native to tropical Africa. Description ''Cassipourea malosana'' is an evergreen shrub or tree, growing to 25 or 30 meters in height, and occasionally up to 45 meters, with a rounded crown. The tree ...

'' (Baker) Alston * ''

Cassipourea obovata ''Cassipourea obovata'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, ...

'' Alston * ''

Cassipourea subcordata ''Cassipourea subcordata'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola� ...

'' Britton * ''

Cassipourea subsessilis ''Cassipourea subsessilis'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola ...

'' Britton * ''

Cassipourea swaziensis ''Cassipourea swaziensis'' (Swazi onionwood, ) is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction ...

'' Compton * ''

Cassipourea thomassetii ''Cassipourea thomassetii'' is a species of plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat ...

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