Chrysobalanaceae FAMILY

Licania macrophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Licania macrophylla is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole is buttressed and also has stilt roots[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. It can be 40 - 60cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 18 metres[ 348 Title Medicinal Plants of the Guianas Publication Author DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Publisher Smithsonian Museum Year 0 ISBN Description A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of wood and medicines. It is also harvested commercially for its timber, which is exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - northeast Peru, northern Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Surinam.

HabitatA canopy tree in marsh forests, where it can be periodically flooded[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].