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Latin name	Licania Aubl.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Afrolicania Mildbr. Angelesia Korth. Chrysobalanus auct. div. non L. sensu M.Gómez Coccomelia Ridl. Dahuronia Scop. Diemenia Korth. Geobalanus Small Hedycrea Schreb. Hirtella sensu E.Mey. Lincania G.Don Moquilea Aubl. Plegerina B.D.Jacks. Trichocarya Miq.
English name	licania; gopher apple (USA)
French name	licania
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Latin name	Licania affinis Fritsch
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NC South America (Guianas, Brazil: Roraima, Para, Amapa)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Licania coriacea Sagot non Benth.
English name	coriaceous licania
French name	licania coriace; bois gaulette (French Guiana)
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Other name	hebi koko (French Guiana); lebi koko
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Latin name	Licania arborea Seem.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	fd fw ma (candles, oil seeds used for making soap) ti (heavy construction, marine construction, piling, posts, railroad ties)
Synonym	Licania bullatifolia Cuatrec. Licania retusa Pilg. Licania seleriana Loes.
English name	treelike licania
French name	licania arborescent
Spanish name	alcornoque (Costa Rica, Honduras); apacharama (Peru); caca de niño (Guatemala); cacahoanantzin, cacahoanatzin, cacahuamanche, cacahuananche, cacahuate, cacananche, cana dulce (Mexico); canilla de mula (Costa Rica, El Salvador); canilla mula (El Salvador); carnero, carnero blanco, carra dulce, conduce, cuirinde (Mexico); encina, encino (Guatemala); encino borrego, frailecillo (Mexico); hoja tostada (Nicaragua); jobo (El Salvador); moray alcornoque (Honduras); palo de fraile, quirindol (Mexico); rasca, raspa (Panama); roble (El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru); roble blanco, toposcahuite, toto postle, totoposte, zapote (Costa Rica); zuncilla (Guatemala)
Other name	cacahuanantzin (nahuatl); guienisha (zapoteco); jui-jui (zoque); ni-zo, yaga-gueta-bigi (zapoteco)
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Latin name	Licania belloi Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Bello licania
French name	licania de Bello
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Latin name	Licania chiriquiensis Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Chiriquí licania
French name	licania de Chiriquí
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Latin name	Licania columbarum Stehlé & Quentin
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Guadeloupe, Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	dovelike licania
French name	licania à ramiers; prune à ramiers, pruneau-montagne, z'icaque à ramiers, z'icaque grand-bois
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Latin name	Licania corniculata Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	corniculate licania
French name	licania corniculé
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Latin name	Licania costaricensis Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	CostaRica licania
French name	licania du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Licania cruegeriana Urb.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NC South America (Venezuela, Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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Synonym	Licania crassifolia auct. non Benth.
English name	Crueger licania
French name	licania de Crueger
Spanish name	palo de hierro (Venezuela)
Other name	sapi guar (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Licania fasciculata Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	clustered licania
French name	licania fasciculé
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Latin name	Licania glabriflora Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	glabrousflower licania
French name	licania à fleurs glabres
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Latin name	Licania gonzalezii Miranda
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nayarit)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Gonzalez licania
French name	licania de Gonzalez
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Latin name	Licania guatemalensis Lundell
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Guatemala licania
French name	licania du Guatemala
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Latin name	Licania hypoleuca Benth.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	sci?
Use	ti (cabinet work, flooring)
Synonym	Licania grisea Kleinhoonte Licania hypoleuca Benth. var. hypoleuca Licania microcarpa Hook.f. Licania parviflora var. conduplicata Maguire Licania parvifolia Pittier non Huber
English name	ironmary licania; iron Mary, iron mary (Guyana)
French name	licania rouge; gaulette rouge (French Guiana)
Spanish name	cenizo, chaparro (Honduras); chiankrap (Ecuador); chozo (Guatemala); cuero de sapo (Honduras); garapata (Panama); hierrillo, hierrillo blanco (Venezuela); vaca (Honduras)
Other name	caripé (Brazil); kleinbladige foengoe, oenikiakia djamaro (Suriname); unikiakia (Guyana)
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Latin name	Licania jefensis Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	CerroJefe licania
French name	licania du Cerro Jefe
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Latin name	Licania kallunkiae Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Kallunki licania
French name	licania de Kallunki
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Latin name	Licania kunthiana Hook.f.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	ti
Synonym	Licania hypagyrea Malme Licania incana auct. non Aubl. Licania parviflora var. membranacea Maguire Licania parviflora var. submembranacea Maguire
English name	Kunth licania
French name	licania gris-gris; gaulette gris-gris (French Guiana)
Spanish name	carbonero (Venezuela); caripé (Bolivia)
Other name	ascindiuva, bafo de boi, cariperana (Brazil); kia-on-ti-abun (palikúr, French Guiana); uilho torrado (Brazil); unikiakia (Guyana)
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Latin name	Licania leucosepala Griseb.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Trinidad, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg sci
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Synonym	Moquilea leucosepala R.O.Williams
English name	whitesepal licania
French name	licania à sépales blancs
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Latin name	Licania longistyla (Hook.f.) Fritsch
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Moquilea longistyla Hook.f.
English name	longstyle licania
French name	licania à style long
Spanish name	merecurillo blanco (Venezuela)
Other name	caripé, uchi de cotia (Brazil)
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Latin name	Licania mexicana Lundell
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Mexican licania
French name	licania du Mexique
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Latin name	Licania micrantha Miq.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	ti
Synonym	Licania anisophylla Standl. Licania helvola Spruce ex Hook.f.
English name	smallflower licania
French name	licania à petites fleurs; bois gaulette (French Guiana)
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Other name	braka foengoe, foengoe (Suriname); macara-yek (arecuna, Venezuela); macucú farinha sêca (Brazil); man foengoe (Suriname); marishiballi (arawak, Guyana; Suriname); pali (French Guiana); payula (wayampi, French Guiana); pintadinha (Brazil); santihoedoe (Suriname)
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Latin name	Licania morii Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Mori licania
French name	licania de Mori
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Latin name	Licania operculipetala Standl. & L.O.Williams
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	operculate licania
French name	licania operculé
Spanish name	sapotillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg mes calc sili
Use	fd (bark, fruits) fr fw (charcoal, firewood) pl (ornamental) sa (shade) ti (fence posts, heavy construction, marine construction, piling, poles, posts, railroad ties)
Synonym	Moquilea platypus Hemsl.
English name	sansapote licania; monkey apple (Belize, Honduras); sansapote, wild pear
French name	licania platypus
Spanish name	cabeza de mico, caca de niño (Mexico); caimopiedra (Colombia); hoja tostada (Nicaragua); huicume (Mexico); mango de monte (Colombia); marishballi (Honduras); mesonsapote, mesonzapote (Mexico); moshpin (Guatemala); pío (Mexico); sangre (Costa Rica, Panama); sapote mechudo, sonsapote (Costa Rica); sonzapote (Costa Rica, Mexico); sunco (Belize); urraco (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras); zapote (Costa Rica, Panama); zapote amarillo, zapote borracho, zapote cabello, zapote de mico, zapote de mono, zin zapote (Mexico); zonzapote (Nicaragua)
Other name	acchisht-jaca (totonaco, Mexico); chupa (Colombia); gue-lau (zapoteco, Mexico); itzampí (tzeltal, Mexico); succotz (maya, Belize); sunza (El Salvador); sunzapote (El Salvador, Nicaragua); tzonzapotl (nahuatl, Mexico)
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Latin name	Licania pyrifolia Griseb.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, Martinique) NC South America (Trinidad, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fd fr sa
Synonym	Moquilea macrocarpa Pittier Moquilea pyrifolia (Griseb.) R.O.Williams
English name	indianmango licania; wild pear
French name	licania à feuilles de poirier
Spanish name	merecure (Venezuela); sangre (Panama)
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Latin name	Licania retifolia S.F.Blake
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Guerrero; El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	reticulate licania
French name	licania réticulé
Spanish name	mulo (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Licania riverae Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Rivera licania
French name	licania de Rivera
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Latin name	Licania silvae Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MC ME South America (Colombia, Venezuela: Amazonas, Lara, Zulia; Guianas, N Amazonian Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	sylvan licania
French name	licania sylvestre
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Latin name	Licania sparsipilis S.F.Blake
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	pubescent licania; bastard pigeon plum (Belize)
French name	licania pubescent
Spanish name	fierrillo, tostadillo (Honduras)
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Latin name	Licania stevensii Prance
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Stevens licania
French name	licania de Stevens
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