Chrysobalanaceae
Licania

Licania paraensis Prance

First published in Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 163 (1972)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Brazil to Peru and Bolivia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Peru

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G.; Forero, E. [6532] Bolivia K000220802 Paratype Yes
Ducke, A. [18818] Brazil K000220768 Holotype Yes
Nunez, P.; Phillips, O.; Jaramillo, N.; Duellman, W.; L. Trueb, L. Johnson [10945] Peru K004434694 Yes
Nunez, P.; Phillips, O.; Jaramillo, N.; Duellman, W.; Trueb, L.; Johnson, L. [10982] Peru K004434693 Yes
DeWalt, S.; García, V.; Serato, A. [267] Bolivia K004434695 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • 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