Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch
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Filed As
Chrysobalanaceae
Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch -
Collector(s)
M. J. Balick 2017 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, C. Heckert, A. Morales, G. Shropshire J. Woodland, 06 Aug 1989
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Location
Belize. Cayo. Vaca Plateau, 5 km SE of Vaca Falls.
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Habitat
Primary forest.
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Description
Tree to 15m; fruits dark brown, orange-brown inside when ripe.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 86057
Occurrence ID: 2a062291-731b-4304-897a-667b8fa23826
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Related Publications
[Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
Notes: p. 255
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014020343 -
Local Name
succotz
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Language
Maya
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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All Determinations
Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch det G. T. Prance, 1990
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Cayo
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Locality
Vaca Plateau, 5 km SE of Vaca Falls
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
16.83, -89.1
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Distribution
Level 1 Use
FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)
Level 3 Use
Comestible
Use Notes
for man
Level 1 Use
ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)
Level 3 Use
Forage
Use Notes
for monkeys
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Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch