Chrysobalanaceae
Licania

Licania micrantha Miq.

First published in Stirp. Surinam. Select.: 29 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to 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, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • 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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Garrido, A.M., Cámara-Leret, R., Madriñán, S. (2014). Nombres y usos de las plantas identificadas por los indígenas cubeo de Colombia (Tesis de pregrado). Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2021 Prata, E.M.B.; Ferreira, J.R.M.; Souza, S.S. [637] Brazil K001582414 Yes
Sep 1, 2021 Prata, E.M.B.; Ferreira, J.R.M.; Souza, S.S. [637] Brazil K001582415 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Antunes, R.L.; Piva, J. [2333] Brazil K000579690 Yes
Boom, B.M.; Samuels, G.J. [9196] Guyana K004434318 Yes
B.W. [3410] Suriname K004434327 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [11364] Peru K004434636 Yes
Polak, M. [254] Guyana K004434322 Yes
Tinde van Andel; Oselmo, L.; Rebeiro, O. [1918] Guyana K004434324 Yes
Gentry, A.; Ortiz, R.; Grández, C.; Jaramillo, N. [76551] Peru K004434635 Yes
Riera [767] French Guiana K004434343 Yes
Díaz, C.; Peña, A.; Atamain, P. [7168] Peru K004434643 Yes
Flores; Tello [2148] Peru K004434641 Yes
Thomas, E.; Roxana [1708] Bolivia K004434633 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [9621] Peru K004434638 Yes
Palacios, P.; Miraña, M.; Plazas, B.; Duivenvoorden, J. [1584] Colombia K004434605 Yes
Monsalve, M. [3159] Colombia K004434604 Yes
Gentry, A.; Cuadros, H. [63847] Colombia K004434619 Yes
Velazco, J. [737] Venezuela K004434624 Yes
Oldeman [T-726] French Guiana K004434338 Yes
Henkel, T.M.; Chin, M.; Ryan, W. [868] Guyana K004434314 Yes
Gaui, T.D. ; Amaral, M.R.M. ; Souza, F.C. ; Reis, R.Q. [258740] Brazil K001569482 Yes
de Lima, H.C.; Souza, M.; Farag, P.R.C.; Samor, O.M. [9009] Brazil K001766003 No
s.coll. [F400] Guyana K004434315 Yes
Guillen, R.; Mayle, F.; Solíz, P.; Surubi, J. [4003] Bolivia K004434634 Yes
Marin, E. [369] Venezuela K004434627 Yes
Castillo, A. [4487] Venezuela K004434623 Yes
Holst, B.K.; Liesner, R. [2813] Venezuela K004434629 Yes
Riera, B.; Poncy, O. [1938] French Guiana K004434337 Yes
Sanchez, M.S.; Palacios, P.; Miraña, P.; Plazas, B. [1019] Colombia K004434612 Yes
Zanderij, I. [86] Suriname K004434329 Yes
Encarnación, F. [26201] Peru K001892290 No
Liesner, R. [24370] Venezuela K004434632 Yes
Evans, R.; Peckham, H. [2868] Suriname K004434326 Yes
Castillo, A. [4287] Venezuela K004434622 Yes
Poncy, O. [941] French Guiana K004434334 Yes
J. van Rooden; B. J. H. ter Welle; Topper, S.M.C. [553] Colombia K004434621 Yes
Flores; Tello [334] Peru K004434640 Yes
J. van Rooden; B. J. H. ter Welle; Topper, S.M.C. [358] Colombia K004434620 Yes
B.W. [6008] Suriname K004434328 Yes
Monsalve, M. [3049] Colombia K004434603 Yes
Garcia, F.C.; Agualimpia, E. [378] Colombia K004434615 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Lobova, T.A.; Geiselman, C.; Chave, J.; Sanders, C. [26639] French Guiana K004434335 Yes
Hostmann [1257] Suriname K000220745 Type Yes
B.B.S. (Boobeheer Suriname) [197] Suriname K004434330 Yes
Liesner, R. [23684] Venezuela K004434631 Yes
Grández, C.; Ruiz, J. [2147] Peru K004434611 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; López, E. [17145] Peru K004434644 Yes
Vieillescazes, A. [565] French Guiana K004434339 Yes
Sànchez, M.S.; Palacios, P.; Miraña, P.; Plazas, B. [1135] Colombia K004434607 Yes
Flores; Tello [1550] Peru K004434647 Yes
Vásquez, R. [22845] Peru K004434642 Yes
Castillo, A. [3793] Venezuela K004434628 Yes
Sanchez, M.S.; Moreno, J.; Negedeka, A.; Plazas, B. [502] Colombia K004434609 Yes
s.coll. [2940] Guyana K004434316 Yes
Mauricio Sànchez S; Lindeman, J.; Pàlacios, P.; Román, O. [1616] Colombia K004434606 Yes
Faber-Langendoen, D.; Hurtado, J.A. [1398] Colombia K004434618 Yes
Fundación Biológica Puerto Rastrojo [4970] Colombia K004434608 Yes
Polak, M. [254] Guyana K004434323 Yes
s.coll. [F204] Guyana K004434317 Yes
Clarke, D. [3117] Guyana K004434320 Yes
Clarke, D.; Hollowell, T.; David, K.; Chin, C.; Perry, C. [5448] Guyana K004434321 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [401] Suriname K004434332 Yes
Riera [735] French Guiana K004434342 Yes
Morawetz, W.; Wallnöfer, B. [13-11288] Peru K004434637 Yes
Gentry, A.; Juncosa, A.; Mazuera, H. [40416] Colombia K004434616 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8451] Brazil K000220747 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8451] Brazil K000220746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Liesner, R. [23977] Venezuela K004434630 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; López, E. [17145] Peru K004434645 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru K004434646 Yes
Zanderij, I. [80] Suriname K004434331 Yes
Rosales, J.; Dezzeo, N. [769] Venezuela K004434626 Yes
Sanchez, M.S.; Moreno, J.; Duivenvoorden, J.; Plazas, B. [225] Colombia K004434610 Yes
Yanez, M. [182] Venezuela K004434625 Yes
Croat, T.B. [71101] Colombia K004434614 Yes
Fernandez, A. [4591] Guyana K004434319 Yes
Fleury, M. [327] French Guiana K004434341 Yes
José Valcárcel, P.F.; [David Mayl] [606-3/G] Peru K004434639 Yes
Bhikhi, C.; van F, T.; Fredison, I.; Marjanom, G.; Landveld, J. [119] Suriname K004434325 Yes
Restrepo, D.; Matapí, A. [500] Colombia K004434617 Yes
Vieillescazes, A. [447] French Guiana K004434340 Yes
Molino, J.-F.; Sabatier, D.; Smock, J.L. [2117] French Guiana K004434333 Yes
Granville [8087] French Guiana K004434336 Yes
López, R.; Giraldo-Cañas, D.; Oidor, M.; Pabón, A. [1581] Colombia K004434613 Yes

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

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • '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.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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