Capirona

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Condamineeae
Genus: Capirona
Species: C. decorticans
Name

Capirona Spruce, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 200. (1859)

monotypic taxon

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Monadelphanthus H.Karst., Fl. Columb. 1: 67. (1860)
Loretoa Standl., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 11: 221. (1936)

References

Spruce, R. 1859. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3: 200.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Capirona in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Capirona. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 28 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Capirona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 28.
Tropicos.org: Rubiaceae: Capirona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 28.

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]
References

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