Rubiaceae
Degame
Calycophyllum candidissimum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Calycophyllum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Degame
- Japanese
- デガメ, レモンウッド
Synonyms
- Macrocnemum candidissimum Vahl
- Mussaenda candida Poir.
- Mussaenda candidissima (Vahl) Schult.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Byralaal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JorgeAlejandro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JorgeAlejandro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JorgeAlejandro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megustanlasframbuesas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.