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Licania guianensis (Licania guianensis)

Description

Licania guianensis is a two-hearted plant species first described by Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée Aublet, and became known as August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach. Licania guianensis is part of the genus Licania and the Chrysobalanaceae family. Mainly due to deforestation, several species of these shrubs and smallish trees have declined, some markedly so, and L. caldasiana from Colombia appears to have gone extinct in recent years. Several species are used as ornamental plants. Licania fruit are important food for many animals and can also be eaten by humans. Caterpillars of a possible new taxon of the Astraptes fulgerator cryptic species complex were found on L. arborea but do not seem to eat them regularly.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Chrysobalanaceae

              • Genus: Licania