Capirona

Capirona
Scientific 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; Spruce
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.^[1] It has been reported from French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil.^[2]

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Capirona
Scientific 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* Spruce
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.