familyChrysobalanaceae
genusLicania
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Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 119, plate 45. 1775.
Etymology: Misspelled anagram of local French Guiana name caligni
Synonyms: Geobalanus Small
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Revision as of 18:21, 24 September 2019
Shrubs [trees]. Leaves persistent or deciduous; blade margins entire or irregularly crenate. Thyrses terminal [axillary]. Flowers: petals [0 or 4–]5; stamens [3–]14–16[–40]; filaments connate basally to proximally [distinct], glabrous (rarely basally hairy); ovary glabrous or sparsely to densely hairy; styles glabrous [hairy]. Drupes obovoid, ellipsoid, or subglobose; endocarp not longitudinally ribbed. x = 11.
Distribution
se United States, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, w Africa, s Asia.
Discussion
Species 192 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.