Licania impressa Prance
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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. Ducke RB25032, Brazil, Amazonas, Manaus, fl (holotype, K; isotype, RB).
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - Arbor magna vel media, ramulis juvenilibus puberulis haud lenticellatis. Folia alternata petiolata; petiolo 7.0-14.0 mm longo, primo tomentoso, canaliculato, saepissime glanduloso; laminae oblongo-lanceolatae, coriaceae, 5.5-13.0 cm longae, 1.8-4.0 cm latae, basi rotundatae vel subcuneatae, apice in acuminem 3.0-7.0 mm longum contractae, supra glabrae, subtus dense lanato-arachnoideae pubescentes, venulis profunde reticulatis vel cum ca vis stomatalis; costa media supra glabra, impressa; costis secundariis 9-12 jugis, subtus prominentibus, supra planis vel leviter impressis. Stipulae lanceolatae, coriaceae, subpersistentes, cum basi petioli adnatae. Paniculacompositaterminalibus vel axillaribus, cymulis pluribus2 vel 3 floris breviter pedunculatis constructa; rachi ramisque griseo-brunneis tomentosis; flores circa 1.5 mm longi. Bracteae bracteolaeque parvae, ovatae, persistentes, extus tomentosae. Receptaculum campanulatum, extus tomentosum, intus tomentosum; pedicelli circa 0.25 mm longi. Calycis-lobi acuti, utrinque tomentosi. Petala nulla. Stamina 6-7, in orbem completum disposita, filamenta glabra, ad basim libera, calycis-lobis breviora. Ovarium ad basim receptaculi insertum, pilosum. Stylus e basi ovarii ortus, calycis-lobis brevior, ad apicem pubescens. Fructus immaturus pyriformis, extus sor dido-tomentellus.
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Discussion
Licania impressa may be distinguished from all other species of the genus with this inflorescence type, by the oblong-lanceolate leaves with an impressed midrib, and the long petioles.
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Distribution
Non-flooded forest in eastern and central part of Brazilian Amazonia.
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