Native to 72 botanical countries across Africa, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Malaya, Marianas, Mississippi, Texas (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Hierba palustre 1 m; flores blancas; frutos verdes.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Caperonia
Authorship
A.St.-Hil.