Chrysobalanaceae
Licania

Licania incana Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 119 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America to N. Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

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?
Dec 1, 1930 Schomburgk [381] Guyana K000220766 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grenand, P. [1952] French Guiana K004434080 Yes
{H. van der Werff} [23493] French Guiana K004434078 Yes
Tostain, O. [604] French Guiana K004434079 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Ferry, G. [102099] Suriname K004434066 Yes
Ducke, A. [19787] Brazil K001250484 Yes
Maguire, B. [24234] Suriname K004434074 Yes
Aguirre-Santoro, J. ; Michelangeli, F.A. [1836] Suriname K001569455 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Perry, C.; Hunter, D.; Hunter, T.; Roland, V. [5085] Guyana K001560194 Yes
Holanda, A.S.S. [243127] Brazil K001569477 Yes
Michelangli, F.A. [2573] Guyana K001569483 Yes
Schomburgk [388] Guyana K000220767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Suriname, B. [199] Suriname K004434071 Yes
Maguire, B. [24354] Suriname K004434077 Yes
de Granville [B5326] French Guiana K004434083 Yes
Lanjouw, J. [1245] Suriname K004434070 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Pires, J.M. [1287] Brazil K001250485 Yes
Hawkins, T. [1779] Suriname K004434069 Yes
Evans, R.; Lewis, G. [1815] Suriname K004434068 Yes
CAY; M.Y. [FEUILLET1374] French Guiana K004434081 Yes
Maguire, B.; Stahel, G. [23651] Suriname K004434075 Yes
Maguire, B.; Stahel, G. [24982] Suriname K004434076 Yes
Evans, R.; Peckham, H.; Lohmann, L. [3046] Suriname K004434067 Yes
de Granville [B5326] French Guiana K004434082 Yes
Cowan, R.S. [38873] French Guiana K004434084 Yes
Maguire, B. [24791] Suriname K004434073 Yes
Farney, C.; Batista, E.F. [2097] Brazil K001250483 Yes
Schomburgk [388] Guyana K000220765 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [388] Guyana K000220764 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maguire, B. [24438] Suriname K004434072 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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