Licania discolor Pilg.
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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. Ule 8393, Brazil, Terr. Roraima, fl (holotype, B, lost; lectotype, K; isotypes, L, LA, MG).
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Description
Description - Tree to 35.0 m tall, the young branches tomentellous, soon becoming glabrous and lenticellate. Leaves oval to oblong, thick-coriaceous, 3.0-9.0 cm long, 1.5-4.5 cm broad, the apex with finely pointed acumen 4.0-12.0 mm long, subcuneate at base, glabrous above, densely lanate below; midrib slightly impressed above, glabrous; primary veins 7-9 pairs, prominent beneath, plane above; petioles 3.0-7.0 mm long, tomentellous when young, terete, eglandular. Stipules to 3.0 mm long, lanceolate, deciduous. Inflorescences terminal racemose panicles, the rachis and branches tomentose. Flowers 1.5-2.0 mm long, sessile on primary branches of inflorescence. Bracts and bracteoles to 1.0 mm long, ovate, subpersistent, tomentellous on exterior. Receptacle campanulate, tomentose on exterior and within; pedicels 0-0.25 mm long. Calyx lobes acute, tomentose on exterior, puberulous within. Petals absent. Stamens 3, unilateral; filaments shorter than calyx lobes, glabrous. Ovary inserted at base of receptacle, villous. Style rising to base of filaments, sparsely pubescent throughout. Fruit (immature) pyriform, with a short stipe; epicarp rufous-velutinous.
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Discussion
Flowering July to November.
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Distribution
Forest on high ground, especially on slopes, in the Guianas and adjacent Venezuela and Brazil.
Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America|