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|image=Calycophyllum candidissimum in Managua.jpg

|image_caption=In Managua

|image2=Canelo Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl.) DC..JPG

|image2_caption=Flowers

|status=LC

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|status_ref=<ref>{ { cite iucn|author1=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)|author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group|year=2019|title=Calycophyllum candidissimum|page=e.T61957677A150112869|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61957677A150112869.en|access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref> |genus=Calycophyllum |species=candidissimum |authority=(Vahl) DC. |synonyms_ref= |synonyms=Macrocnemum candidissimum Mussaenda candida Mussaenda candidissima }}Calycophyllum candidissimum'', the degami, dagame, or lemonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. It is the national tree of Nicaragua. It is found in the ecoregion of Central American dry forests.

References

Dialypetalantheae

Flora of Southwestern Mexico

Flora of Central Mexico

Flora of Veracruz

Flora of Southeastern Mexico

Flora of Cuba

Flora of Central America

Flora of Colombia

Flora of Venezuela

Plants described in 1830

Flora without expected TNC conservation status

Calycophyllum candidissimum