Licania heteromorpha Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Licania

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Marsh forests. Commonest in periodically flooded forest, but also occurring elsewhere.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal oil wood
Edible fruits
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 heteromorpha habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Conservation status

Licania heteromorpha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726048-1
WFO ID wfo-0000815811
COL ID 6Q8LL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732954
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Synonyms

Licania heteromorpha Licania guyanensis Licania biglandulosa

Lower taxons

Licania heteromorpha var. glabra Licania heteromorpha var. subcordata Licania heteromorpha var. heteromorpha Licania heteromorpha var. revoluta Licania heteromorpha var. perplexans