Chrysobalanaceae
Licania

Licania canescens Benoist

First published in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 513 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Prance, G.T. & Sothers, C.A. (2003). Chrysobalanaceae 1 & 2. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 9, 10: 1-319, 1-268. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2011 Freitas, J., et al. [113] Brazil K000254863 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.E.; Farias, L.G. [6475] Bolivia K004434444 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [20302] Peru K004434459 Yes
Vigo, J.S. [10376] Peru K004434450 Yes
Melinon, M. [s.n.] French Guiana K000220889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mostacedo, B. [3017] Bolivia K004434447 Yes
Pires da Silveira, A.L.; Daly, D.; Bigio, N.C.; Oliveira, E.C.; Labiak, P.; Medeiros, H.; Justiniano, F.C.P.S.; Silva, A.L.; Amorim, F.E.P. [830] Brazil K001560191 Yes
Aguilar, M.; Castro, D. [660] Peru K004434456 Yes
Perry, A.; Arteaga, G.; Idagua, J. [410] Bolivia K004434446 Yes
Revilla, J. [2345] Peru K004434452 Yes
Jaramillo, N.; Jaramillo, M.; Chamik, D.; Chiuntam, T. [1242] Peru K004434458 Yes
Ruiz, J. [668] Peru K004434453 Yes
Perry, A.; Cuellar, E. [707] Bolivia K004434449 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N.; Edgard [13468] Peru K004434455 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [13965] Peru K004434454 Yes
Gentry, A.; Revilla, J. [16132] Peru K004434451 Yes
Fuentes, A.; Killeen, T.; Garvizú, M.; Surubi, J. [1715] Bolivia K004434443 Yes
Aguilar, M.; Castro, D. [584] Peru K004434457 Yes
Perry, A. [787] Bolivia K004434448 Yes
Perry, A.; Arteaga, G.; Idagua, J. [410] Bolivia K004434445 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0