Chrysobalanaceae
Licania

Licania coriacea Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 221 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to Guyana and N. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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?
Velazco, J. [839] Venezuela K004434463 Yes
Schomburgk [50] Guyana K000220708 Type Yes
Colella, M.; Velazco, J.; Guayamare, E.; Camico, S. [2064] Venezuela K004434464 Yes
Gaui, T.D. ; Amaral, M.R.M. ; Souza, F.C. ; Reis, R.Q. [258741] Brazil K001569478 Yes
Zartman, C.E. ; Holanda, A.S.S. ; Pereira, P.A. ; Azambuja, C.A.P [242198] Brazil K001569469 Yes
Forzza, R.C.; Martinelli, G.; Moraes, M.A.; Costa, D.P.; Azoury, R. [6691] Brazil K001569953 Yes
Forzza, R.C.; Martinelli, G.; Moraes, M.A.; Costa, D.P.; Azoury, R. [6691] Brazil K001569954 Yes
Chaves, S.R.; Souza, L.S.; Oliveira, L.C.; Viana, G.P.; Pessoa, M.C.; Silva, D.G. [37] Brazil K001569949 Yes
Zarman, C.E. ; Holanda, A.S.S. ; Pereira, P.A. ; Azambuja, C.A.P [242234] Brazil K001569457 Yes
Hohenkerk, L.S. [676] Guyana K004802529 Yes
Schomburgk [50] Guyana K000220709 Type Yes
[Unknown] [2834] Guyana K000220706 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Unknown] [2834] Guyana K000220707 Type Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Kerr, B. [351] Guyana K:SPC-59124.000 No

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