Microdesmia rigida — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Chrysobalanaceae/Microdesmia

At a glance

Occurrence records175

Data sources5

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Microdesmia rigida's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility175 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF175 records

01Narrative

Licania rigida, the oiticica, is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico. The oiticica grows deep in floods of rivers and streams, forming long, narrow avenues to the edge of ravines or floodplains staining the dark-green color of its large and dense foliage.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height13.5 m

Plant height max15 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · TRY: Shrub

Habitat GIFTFloresta Ciliar ou Galeria, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type175 records

Museum / vouchered175

Origin

Native109

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO484 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 175 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence175

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
UNIVASFlocation not on record	89
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record	25
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record	10
Salvador, BR	8
Chaguaramas, TT	8
JBRJlocation not on record	7
UFBAlocation not on record	5
Kew, GB	4
URCAlocation not on record	3
UFPElocation not on record	2
HACAMlocation not on record	2
Cruz das Almas, BR	2
St. Augustine, TT	2
UFRRJlocation not on record	1
Teresina, BR	1
Fortaleza, BR	1
Seropédica, BR	1
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record	1
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record	1
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record	1
UNESP-RClocation not on record	1

21 institutions · 175 of 175 vouchered records shown