Licania silvatica (Licania silvatica)
Description
Licania silvatica is a two-hearted plant species described by Ghillean `Iain 'Tolmie Prance and Auguste François Marie Glaziou. Licania silvatica is part of the Licania genus and the Chrysobalanaceae family. Licania is a plant genus. 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
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Tracheophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Chrysobalanaceae
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Genus: Licania
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