Licania hirsuta (Licania hirsuta)
Description
Licania hirsuta is a two-hearted plant species described by Ghillean `Iain 'Tolmie Prance. Licania hirsuta is part of the Licania is a plant genus in the Chrysobalanaceae family. Licania is a plant genus in the Mainly due to deforestation, several species of these shrubs and smallish trees have declined, some markedly so, and L. caldasiana from Colombia appears to have gone extinct in recent years. 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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Tracheophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Chrysobalanaceae
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Genus: Licania
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