Chrysobalanaceae Licania ternatensis Hooker f. ex Duss

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Node
• Stipule
• Vegetative
• Stem
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Vendome Estate - GRENADA
• Grand Etang - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Medium sized tree to c 10m. 2mm thread-like stipules; Leaf lanceolate to ovate, 6-17 cm long x 2-8cm; acuminate; lower surface with microscopic hairs forming a fine very pale , discoloured felt-like lower surface. Fruits up to 25mm long, pear shaped.

Interest
Licania is an anagram of a local name in French Guyana.

Specimen information

Collection Date
13/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
499

Location
Path around Grand Etang Lake.

Notes
Tree 12 m tall, 12 cm dbh. BARK: smooth, brown, conspicuous lenticels 2 mm diam. SLASH: finely granular, brittle, pink-brown. LEAVES: US midrib and secs impressed; LS white, cottony, sec and tertiary nerves prominant and green. NB. LS colour match not good. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =147A, below=148C)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.060000 N   Longitude: 61.420000 W   Altitude: 600