Chrysobalanaceae
Licania

Licania densiflora Kleinh.

First published in Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 22: 384 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America to N. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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?
Maguire, B. [24024] Suriname K004802595 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3563] Guyana K004802581 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [3000] Guyana K004802571 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Tiwari, S. [2350] Guyana K004802574 Yes
s.coll. [F2520] Guyana K004802583 Yes
Bhikhi, C.; van F, T.; Diran, F.; Sedranie, K.S.; Lingaard, F. [905] Suriname K004802592 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coêlho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [15265] Brazil K001172278 No
s.coll. [F671] Guyana K004802586 Yes
Jimenez-Saa, H. [LBB14310] Suriname K004802594 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R.; James, V. [2993] Guyana K004802577 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Lobova, T.A.; Keeley, B. [25702] French Guiana K004802596 Yes
s.coll. [F1394] Guyana K004802584 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [623] Guyana K004802588 Yes
Anderson, C.W. [57] Guyana K004802587 Yes
[Pc] [D35] French Guiana K004802575 Yes
Watson, C.; Williams, R.; Perry, C.; Clarke, J.; Hurtubise, K. [6318] Guyana K004802568 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Pennington, T.; Gharbarran, G. [1421] Guyana K004802573 Yes
Pc [D34] K004802598 Yes
de Granville, J.-J. [14636] French Guiana K004802597 Yes
Clarke, D. [1340] Guyana K004802570 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. [10492] Brazil K001172277 No
s.coll. [JB88] Guyana K004802582 Yes
Vieillescazes, A. [471] French Guiana K004802599 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3420] Guyana K000220684 Type Yes
Clarke, D.; Watson, C.; Williams, R.; Perry, C.; Clarke, J.; Hurtubise, K. [6253] Guyana K004802569 Yes
McDowell, T.; Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Feuillet, C.; Tiwari, S. [2068] Guyana K004802576 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstrom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [55434] Suriname K004802593 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [341] Guyana K004802590 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; Klein, B. [1874] Guyana K004802579 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [336] Guyana K004802589 Yes
Tiwari, S. [1011] Guyana K004802572 Yes
s.coll. [3407] Guyana K004802585 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Lall, H. [8024] Guyana K004802580 Yes
Bhikhi, C.; van F, T.; Marjanom, G.; Sedranie, K.S.; Landveld, J. [629] Suriname K004802591 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M. [548] Guyana K004802578 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

  • 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