Capirona

For the South American tree with the common name capirona, see Calycophyllum spruceanum.

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
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.