Capirona
- For the South American tree with the common name capirona, see Calycophyllum spruceanum
| Capirona | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Condamineeae |
| Genus: | Capirona Spruce |
| Species: | C. decorticans |
| Binomial name | |
| Capirona decorticans Spruce | |
| Synonyms | |
Capirona is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. 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]
References
- ↑ Spruce R (1859). "Capirona". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 200.
- ↑ "Capirona in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014.
External links
- Capirona in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Kew Neotropical Plants Image Database
- Shutterstock, peeling bark of the capirona tree (Capirona decorticans) in the Ecuadorian Amazon
- ALRfoto, fotos de Capirona decorticans
- Field Museum, Neotropical Herbarium Specimens
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