Overview
Tree from tropical lowlands with alternate leaves, whitish flowers and large, brown, pear-shaped woody fruits.
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Licania, Monkey Apple, Sansapote, Sun Sapote, Sunsapote
Common Names in Informal Latinized N:
Licania
Common Names in Spanish:
Chaute Jelobob, Chupa, Sangre, Sapote, Sonza, Sonzapote, Sungano, Sunza, Sunzapote, Urraco, Zapote Amarillo, Zapote Cabelludo, Zunza
Description
Physical Description
Biology
Growth
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 11. (map)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Rosales
()
- Family:
Pyraloidea
()
- Genus:
Licania
()
- Specific epithet:
platypus
- (Hemsl.) Fritsch
- Botanical name: - Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch
- Specific epithet:
platypus
- (Hemsl.) Fritsch
- Genus:
Licania
(
- Family:
Pyraloidea
(
- Order:
Rosales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Licania bullatifolia Cuatrec.
- Licania platypus (Hemsley) Fritsch
- Licania platypus Hemsl.
- Licania retusa Pilg.
- Licania seleriana Loes.
Notes
Publishing author
: Hemsl. Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: Prance G.T., Sothers C.A., 2003
Place of publication
: Ann. K
.K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 4:53. 1889
Name verified on 02-Feb-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 02-Feb-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Licania
There are approximately 266 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
L. adolphoduckei · L. affinis · L. alba · L. albiflora · L. amapaensis · L. angustata · L. anneae · L. apetala · L. apetala var. aperta · L. apetala var. apetala · L. apiculata · L. aracaensis · L. arachnoidea · L. araneosa · L. arborea (Licania) · L. arianeae · L. bahiensis · L. belemii · L. bellingtonii · L. belloi · L. benthami · L. blackii · L. bolivensis · L. boliviensis · L. boyanii · L. bracteata · L. britteniana · L. brittoniana · L. bullata · L. buxifolia · L. cabrerae · L. caldasiana · L. calvescens · L. canescens · L. cardiophylla · L. cariae · L. carii · L. caudata · L. cecidiophora · L. celativenia · L. celiae · L. chiriquiensis · L. chocoensis · L. cidii · L. columbarum · L. compacta · L. conduplicata · L. conferruminata · L. cordata · L. coriacea · L. corniculata · L. costaricensis · L. couepifolia · L. couepiifolia · L. crassivenia · L. cruegeriana · L. cuatrecasasii · L. cuprea · L. cuspidata · L. cuyabenensis · L. cyathodes · L. cymosa · L. davillaefolia · L. davillifolia · L. dealbata · L. densiflora · L. diamenia · L. diegogomezii · L. discolor · L. divaricata · L. dodsonii · L. durifolia · L. egleri · L. elliptica · L. emarginata · L. espinae · L. fanshawei · L. fasciculata · L. ferreirae · L. filomenoi · L. foldatsii · L. foveolata · L. fritschii · L. fuchsii · L. furfuracea · L. fusicarpa · L. gardneri · L. gentryi · L. gerontogaea · L. glabriflora · L. glauca · L. glazioviana · L. gonzalezii · L. gracilipes · L. grandibracteata · L. granvillei · L. guatemalensis · L. guianensis · L. guyanensis · L. habantha
Bibliography
- IPGRI. New World Fruits Database - on-line resource. (New World Fruits)
- Prance, G. T. & C. A. Sothers. 2003. Chrysobalanaceae 1, Chrysobananus to Parinari. In: Orchard, A. E. (ed.), Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. Canberra. 1999+ (Species Plant) 9:57–58.
- Prance, G. T. 1972. Chrysobalanaceae. In: Organization for Flora Neotropica, ed., Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9:55.
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. (F Guat)
- Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. (TreesS Mex)
- Standley, P. C. 1937–1939. Flora of Costa Rica. (F CRStand)
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 19, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
- IOPI Global Plant Checklist 2005.
- IOPI-GPC
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 29, 2008)
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Banco Nacional de Germoplasma Vegetal, México
- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium Darwin Core format
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
- , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2669925
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: IOP-511803
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13690058
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726127-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 22043
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505887
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 726125-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: LIPL
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 47191
