Licania michauxii
Licania michauxii, commonly known as gopher apple, is an evergreen shrub. It grows in the sandhills of peninsular Florida as well as coastal Mississippi and Georgia. Its fruit is eaten by wildlife and is being used in cancer research.[1] The fruit is a food source for the gopher tortoise.
| Licania michauxii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Licania |
| Species: | L. michauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Licania michauxii Prance | |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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