Licania micrantha Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Licania

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree in rainforests. Woods bordering savannah at elevations around 1,220 metres in Venezuela. Non-flooded forests and Atlantic coastal forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal timber wood
Edible seeds
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 micrantha habit picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Licania micrantha world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Licania micrantha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726088-1
WFO ID wfo-0000815829
COL ID 6PWL4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732971
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Licania helvola Licania micrantha

Lower taxons

Licania micrantha subsp. micrantha