familyChrysobalanaceae
genusLicania
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Licania
Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 119, plate 45. 1775.
Etymology: Misspelled anagram of local French Guiana name caligni
Synonyms: Geobalanus Small
Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
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Licania michauxii Chrysobalanus icaco subsp. icaco Aspicarpa hyssopifolia | Marjorie C. Leggitt Marjorie C. Leggitt Karin Douthit |
Shrubs [trees]. Leaves persistent or deciduous; blade margins entire or irregularly crenate. Thyrses terminal [axillary]. Flowers: petals [0 or 4–] 5; stamens [3–] 14–16 [–40]; filaments connate basally to proximally [distinct], glabrous (rarely basally hairy); ovary glabrous or sparsely to densely hairy; styles glabrous [hairy]. Drupes obovoid, ellipsoid, or subglobose; endocarp not longitudinally ribbed. x = 11.
Distribution
se United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, w Africa, s Asia
Discussion
Species 192 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Licania"
connate +
glabrous +
perigynous +
dehiscing +
versatile +
coriaceous +
developing +
bisexual +
developed +
free +
hairy +
simple +
alternate +
pinnate +
absent +
1[-3]-locular +
basal +
superior +
anatropous +
perigynous +
distinct +
absent +
3-carpellate +
Hist. Pl. Guiane +
1775 +
distinct +
longitudinal +
14;16 +
absent +
basal +
glabrous +
Licania +
Chrysobalanaceae +
genus +
tardily deciduous;evergreen +