Licania
Licania humilis
Licania arborea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Licania
Aubl.[1]
Diversity
About 220 species

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

  1. ↑ "Licania". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Licania Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "search for Licania". The Plant List. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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