Licania caldasiana
Licania caldasiana is an extinct species of tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It was endemic to Colombia.[1] This mostly neotropical family has over 500 species, over 100 of them in the genus Licania alone. The species is only known from its type locality, it was collected by Mutis in the XVIII century, who left no detailed notes about the location site or date.[2]
| Licania caldasiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Licania |
| Species: | L. caldasiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Licania caldasiana Cuatrecasas | |
References
- Calderon, E. (1998). "Licania caldasiana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T32074A9678686. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32074A9678686.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Licania caldasiana". Flora de Colombia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- Shukla, Priya. “Plants Are Going Extinct 350 Times Faster Than Ever Before.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 28 Aug. 2019, www.forbes.com/sites/priyashukla/2019/08/28/plants-are-going-extinct-350-times-faster-than-ever-before/#5c330db92888.
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