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, Peru, and northern Brazil.[2]
| Capirona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
| Genus: | Capirona Spruce |
| Species: | C. decorticans
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| Binomial name | |
| Capirona decorticans | |
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References
edit- ^ Spruce R (1859). "Capirona". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 3: 200.
- ^ "Capirona in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 11 June 2014.
External links
edit- 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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Field Museum, Neotropical Herbarium Specimens
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