Licania fasciculata

Licania fasciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Licania
Species: L. fasciculata
Binomial name
Licania fasciculata
Prance

Licania fasciculata is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae endemic to Panama.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

Licania fasciculata grows to a height of 12 m, with leaves between 9 cm and 13.5 cm long and flowers 6–7 mm in length, its densely clustered inflorescences making it very distinct from other species in the Licania genus.[3]

It was first described in 1978 by the botanist Ghillean Prance.[4]

References

  1. "L. fasciculata Prance". Universidad de Panamá. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. Mitré, M. "Licania fasciculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. Prance, Ghillean T. (8 March 1989). "Chrysobalanaceae". Flora Neotropica. New York Botanical Garden Press. 9: 24–26. ISSN 0071-5794. JSTOR 4393681.
  4. Prance, G. T. (1978). New and interesting species of Chrysobalanaceae. Acta Amazonica 8(4) 577-89.


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