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Calyptrion

Calyptrion
Photo: Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0
Family
Violaceae (Violet family)

About

Calyptrion is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae, with four known species.

Where it grows

Calyptrion is native to the Amazon rainforest, although Calyptrion arboreum extends north up to Mexico. they are found along the margins of black water rivers.

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Calyptrion arboreum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calyptrion by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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