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.
References
External links 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 Field Museum, Neotropical Herbarium Specimens