Capirona

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.

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. It has been reported from French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil.

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.