Rubiaceae
Showy cappel
Palicourea guianensis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Palicourea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy cappel
Synonyms
- 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. tetramera Bremek.
- Palicourea guianensis var. trimera Bremek.
- Palicourea hypomalaca Standl.
- Palicourea sprucei (Müll.Arg.) K.Schum.
- Psychotria cataractarum Müll.Arg.
- Psychotria guianensis (Aubl.) Rusby
- Psychotria guianensis (Aubl.) Raeusch.
- Psychotria lutea Spreng. ex DC.
- Psychotria palicourea Sw.
- Simira palicourea (Sw.) Poir.
- Stephanium guianense J.F.Gmel.
- Stephanium guianense (Aubl.) Schreb.
- Uragoga barbinervia (DC.) Kuntze
- Uragoga palicourea (Sw.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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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.