Accepted scientific name:
Licania pyrifolia Griseb. (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Licania pyrifolia Griseb.
Synonyms:
Moquilea macrocarpa Pittier (synonym) 1 literature reference for Moquilea macrocarpa Pittier
Moquilea pyrifolia (Griseb.) R.O.Williams (synonym) 1 literature reference for Moquilea pyrifolia (Griseb.) R.O.Williams
Common names: -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Malpighiales CoL
Family Chrysobalanaceae IOPI-GPC
Genus Licania IOPI-GPC
Distribution: Martinique to Trinidad, adjacent Venezuela and Colombia. 81: TRT, WIN. 82: VEN. 83: CLM. Lowland forest and riverine forest in open places. The distribution of this species has probably been amplified because of its cultivation for the edible fruit.
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: IOPI-GPC, 10.0, Aug 2007   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Prance G.T. & Sothers C.A., 2003
Online resource: http://www.bgbm.org/IOPI/GPC/PTaxonDetail.asp?RIDentifier=511794
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fc1cb19a-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401