Palicourea guianensis
Showy Cappel
Also known as: Nonatelia cataractarum (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze +16 more
- Nonatelia cataractarum (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Nonatelia guianensis (Aubl.) Spruce
- Palicourea barbinervia DC.
- Palicourea guianensis f. glabra Steyerm.
- Palicourea guianensis subsp. barbinervia (DC.) Steyerm.
- Palicourea guianensis subsp. guianensis
- Palicourea guianensis subsp. occidentalis Steyerm.
- Palicourea guianensis var. glabrescens Steyerm.
- Palicourea guianensis var. guianensis
- Palicourea guianensis var. occidentalis Steyerm.
- Palicourea guianensis var. tetramera Bremek.
- Palicourea guianensis var. trimera Bremek.
- Palicourea hypomalaca Standl.
- Psychotria cataractarum Müll.Arg.
- Psychotria grandifolia Willd., 1819
- Psychotria guianensis (Aubl.) Raeusch.
- Psychotria palicourea Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Palicourea guianensis (commonly known as Showy Cappel) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Rubiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.