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Genus of plants
Licania is a
genus of over 200 species of trees and shrubs in the
family
Chrysobalanaceae.
[2] Species are found naturally occurring in
Neotropical forests from southern
Mexico to
Brazil and the
Lesser Antilles. Due to increased
deforestation and
loss of habitat, several species have declined, some markedly so, and
L. caldasiana from
Colombia appears to have gone
extinct in recent years.
[3] Many species are either
rare or restricted in distribution and therefore potentially threatened with future extinction.
Several species are used as
ornamental plants. Licania fruit are important food for many animals and can also be eaten by humans.
Caterpillars of a possible new
taxon of the
Astraptes fulgerator
cryptic species complex were found on
L. arborea but do not seem to eat them regularly.
[4]
[5] Like other members of its family, the genus is known for producing a diverse array of
flavonoid compounds.
[6]
[7]
[8]
Selected species
Species include:
[9]
References
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"Licania".
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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"Licania Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
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^ Lopez-Gallego, C.; Morales M, P. (2020).
"Licania caldasiana".
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T32074A182978362.
doi:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T32074A182978362.es. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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^ Paul D. N. Hebert; Erin H. Penton; John M. Burns; Daniel H. Janzen; Winnie Hallwachs (2004).
"Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator" (PDF).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101 (41): 14812–14817.
Bibcode:
2004PNAS..10114812H.
doi:
10.1073/pnas.0406166101.
JSTOR
3373639.
PMC
522015.
PMID
15465915.
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^ Andrew V. Z. Brower (2006).
"Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: 'ten species' of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)" (PDF). Systematics and Biodiversity. 4 (2): 127–132.
doi:
10.1017/S147720000500191X.
S2CID
54687052. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2008-12-17.
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^ Bilia, Anna Rita; Ciampi, Lucia; Mendez, Jeannette; Morelli, Ivano (August 1996). "Phytochemical investigations of Licania genus. Flavonoids from Licania pyrifolia". Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae. 71 (3): 199–204.
doi:
10.1016/0031-6865(96)00009-x.
ISSN
0031-6865.
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^ Mendez, Jeannette; Bilia, Anna Rita; Morelli, Ivano (September 1995). "Phytochemical investigations of Licania genus. Flavonoids and triterpenoids from Licania pittieri". Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae. 70 (3): 223–226.
doi:
10.1016/0031-6865(95)00027-7.
ISSN
0031-6865.
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^ Bilia, Anna Rita; Mendez, Jeannette; Morelli, Ivano (August 1996). "Phytochemical investigations of Licania genus. Flavonoids and triterpenoids from Licania carii". Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae. 71 (3): 191–197.
doi:
10.1016/0031-6865(96)00010-6.
ISSN
0031-6865.
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^
"search for Licania".
The Plant List. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links
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Media related to
Licania at Wikimedia Commons