Licania
| Licania | |
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| Licania humilis | |
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| Licania arborea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Licania Aubl.[1] |
| Diversity | |
| About 220 species | |
Licania is a
or restricted in distribution and therefore potentially threatened with future extinction.Several species are used as
cryptic species complex were found on L. arborea but do not seem to eat them regularly.[4][5] Like other members of its family, the genus is known for producing a diverse array of flavonoid compounds.[6][7][8]
Selected species
Species include:[9]
- Licania arborea
- Licania caldasiana
- Licania chiriquiensis
- Licania conferruminata
- Licania fasciculata
- Licania grandibracteata
- Licania hedbergii
- Licania humilis
- Licania kunthiana
- Licania longicuspidata
- Licania longipetala
- Licania megalophylla
- Licania michauxii– Gopher apple, ground oak
- Licania morii
- Licania platypus– Sansapote
- Licania pyrifolia – Merecure
- Licania rigida – oiticica (Brazil)
- Licania salicifolia
- Licania splendens
- Licania tomentosa– oitizeiro (Brazil)
- Licania vasquezii
- Licania velutina
References
- ^ "Licania". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Licania Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- PMID 15465915.
- S2CID 54687052. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2008-12-17.
- ISSN 0031-6865.
- ISSN 0031-6865.
- ISSN 0031-6865.
- ^ "search for Licania". The Plant List. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links
Media related to Licania at Wikimedia Commons
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