Rubiaceae
Red cappel
Palicourea crocea
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Palicourea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Red cappel
Synonyms
- Galvania vandellii Spreng.
- Galvania vellosii Schult.
- Palicourea coccinea Poit. ex DC.
- Palicourea crocea f. citriflora Chodat & Hassl.
- Palicourea crocea var. tenuiflora Griseb.
- Palicourea crocea var. tenuifolia Griseb.
- Palicourea pachypodina Standl.
- Palicourea platypodina (Müll.Arg.) Standl.
- Palicourea subulata Huber
- Psychotria aurantiaca Müll.Arg.
- Psychotria bicolor Bredem. ex Schult.
- Psychotria coccinea Poit. ex DC.
- Psychotria crocea Sw.
- Psychotria cubajensis Schltr.
- Psychotria cujabensis Schltdl.
- Psychotria pallida Willd. ex Steud.
- Psychotria platypodina Müll.Arg.
- Psychotria subcrocea var. confusa Müll.Arg.
- Psychotria subcrocea var. intermedia Müll.Arg.
- Uragoga crocea (Sw.) Kuntze
- Uragoga cujabensis (Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Uragoga erythrantha Kuntze
- Uragoga tapa-camino M.Gómez
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Margaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: accidentalshrike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Sylvain Piry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Olivier Chiodi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: jonathan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Sascha Ant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.