Licania heteromorpha var. glabra (Mart. ex Hook.f.) Prance

  • Authority

    Prance, Ghillean T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9: 1-410. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Licania heteromorpha var. glabra (Mart. ex Hook.f.) Prance

  • Type

    Types. Spruce 3503, Venezuela, Terr. Amazonas, fr (lectotype, K; isotypes, NY, P); Martius sn (Jan. 1820), Brazil, Amazonas, fl (paratype, M); sn (Feb. 1820) fl (paratype, M); Spruce 2197, Brazil, Amazonas, fr (paratypes, BM, CGE, GOET, K, LD, LE, M, NY, OXF, P); 3023 fl (paratypes, BR, K, P).

  • Synonyms

    Licania glabra Mart. ex Hook.f., Licania costata Spruce ex Hook.f.

  • Description

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    Description - Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, cuneate at base, reticulation lax; fruit elongate, costate.

  • Discussion

    In the original description Hooker cites Spruce’s numbers 1472 and 1649 as L. glabra. However, he also cites these same numbers as L. heteromorpha. This confusion is indicative of the close relationship of these species. Both numbers are assigned to var heteromorpha as defined here.

  • Common Names

    komkow

  • Distribution

    Riverine forest mainly in western Amazonia, but scattered throughout the basin.

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