Licania costaricensis Standl. & Steyerm.
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Authority
Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. A. Smith 1779, Costa Rica, fl (holotype, F; isotypes, MO, NY, US).
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Description
Description - Medium sized tree, the young branches hirsute, soon becoming glabrous and lenticellate. Leaves ovate to ovate-elliptic, coriaceous, 10.0-15.0 cm long, 6.0-10.5 cm broad, rounded to obtuse at apex, subcuneate at base; upper surface glabrous, rugose-sulcate to bullate; lower surface glabrous except for hirsute pubescence along venation; palisade glands rare; midrib slightly impressed above, densely pubescent; primary veins 7-9 pairs, impressed above, prominent beneath; petioles 6.0-10.0 mm long, hirsutulous, eglandular, terete, transversely rugose. Stipules caducous (not seen). Inflorescences axillary racemose panicles, the rachis and branches sparsely hirsutulous. Flowers 1.5 mm long, sessile on primary branches of inflorescence, in densely crowded clusters. Bracts and bracteoles 0.2-1.5 mm long, ovate-elliptic, persistent, hirsutulous on exterior. Receptacle campanulate, hirsutulous on exterior, tomentose within; pedicels 0.2 mm long. Calyx lobes acute, puberulous on both surfaces. Petals 5, pubescent, not clawed. Stamens 3, unilateral; filaments shorter than calyx lobes, glabrous, free to base. Ovary inserted at base of receptacle, pilose-tomentose. Style pubescent throughout, equalling filaments. Fruit unknown.
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Distribution
Known only from the type gathering which was collected in hill pastures in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica South America|