- Source: Capirona
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.
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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