Licania alba (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Licania

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 30m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree in rainforests and seasonal forests, usually on sandy soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Licania alba habit picture by J.-L. Smock (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Licania alba leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Licania alba leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)
Licania alba leaf picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Licania alba flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Licania alba flower picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)
Licania alba flower picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Licania alba fruit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Licania alba world distribution map, present in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Licania alba threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:725974-1
WFO ID wfo-0000816008
COL ID 6PWJB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732937
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Theobroma album Licania longifolia Licania venosa Theobroma alba Caraipa longifolia Licania alba