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Licania michauxii Prance
gopher apple
       
Symbol:   LIMI5  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Chrysobalanaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Subshrub
Shrub 		 
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Synonyms:
Licania michauxii Prance

  CHIN14 Chrysobalanus incanus Raf.
  CHOB7 Chrysobalanus oblongifolius Michx.
  CHPA24 Chrysobalanus pallidus (Small) L.B. Sm.
  CHRE6 Chrysobalanus retusus Raf.
  GEOB2 Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.) Small
  GEPA6 Geobalanus pallidus Small
 

Distribution:
Licania michauxii Prance

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Related Taxa:
Licania michauxii Prance

View 3 genera in Chrysobalanaceae, 4 species in Licania
 

Classification:
Licania michauxii Prance

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Chrysobalanaceae – Cocoa-plum family
Genus Licania Aubl. – licania
Species Licania michauxii Prance – gopher apple
 

More Accounts and Images:
Licania michauxii Prance

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25247.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
 
 
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