Licania octandra Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Chrysobalanaceae > Licania

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry medium loam among low trees and shrubs of second growth at elevations up to 150 metres. Forest, both on flooded and non-flooded ground but especially in open riverine habitats and at savannah margins.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses gum material 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 -

Conservation status

Licania octandra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139842-2
WFO ID wfo-0000816127
COL ID 728BD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 765590
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Synonyms

Hirtella octandra Moquilea turiuva Licania octandra Licania sellowiana Licania turiuva Licania octandra var. octandra

Lower taxons

Licania octandra subsp. pallida Licania octandra subsp. octandra