Capirona

Capirona is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Capirona decorticans, which is native to northern South America.[1] It has been reported from French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and northern Brazil.[2]

For the South American tree with the common name capirona, see Calycophyllum spruceanum.

Capirona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Capirona
Spruce
Species:
C. decorticans
Binomial name
Capirona decorticans
Synonyms
  • Capirona boiviniana Baill.
  • Capirona duckei Huber
  • Capirona huberiana Ducke
  • Capirona leiophloea Benoist
  • Capirona surinamensis Bremek.
  • Capirona wurdackii Steyerm.
  • Condaminea macrophylla Poepp.
  • Loretoa peruviana Standl.
  • Monadelphanthus floridus H.Karst.

References
  1. Spruce R (1859). "Capirona". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 3: 200.
  2. "Capirona in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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