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Details for: PI 108015,
Microdesmia rigida
(Benth.) Sothers & Prance
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Microdesmia rigida
(Benth.) Sothers & Prance
Origin:
Collected – Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Maintained:
Tropical Agriculture Research Station
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1935
PI Assigned:
1935
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Inventory Volume:
122
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1 count
TARS 2676 PL
Distributed as: Fruit/Seeds, Available: From July to September
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Microdesmia rigida
(Benth.) Sothers & Prance
Origin:
Collected – Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Maintained:
Tropical Agriculture Research Station
Received by NPGS:
Jan 1935
PI Assigned:
1935
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
23 July 1934.
Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Donated
28 March 1935.
District of Columbia, United States
Donor(s):
Gardner, H.A., Institute of Paint and Varnish Research
28 April 1936.
District of Columbia, United States
Donor(s):
Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction
Accession Names and Identifiers
MIA 8664
Type: Inventory
TARS 2676
Type: Inventory
Narrative
"A large tropical tree of Brazilian forests with rigid leathery oblong leaves, 3 to 5 inches long, and shining green above. The greenish, ovoid-cylindrical fruits, about 2 inches long, yield an oil known as oiticica oil that is used in the paint and varnish industry" -- BPI Inventories No. 122.
Microdesmia rigida
(Benth.) Sothers & Prance
Genus:
Microdesmia
Family:
Chrysobalanaceae
Nomen number:
505899
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 71:58, page 13. 2016
Verified:
10/07/2022
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Licania rigida
Benth.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
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Citation
Portuguese
oiticica
as
Licania rigida
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
as
Licania rigida
Portuguese (Brazil)
oiti
as
Licania rigida
2
Queiroga, V. P. et al.
2018.
Licania rigida
. Oiticica. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1045-1055.
Note:
one of the most important species for lipids used in industry
Portuguese (Brazil)
oiticica-verdadeira
as
Licania rigida
2
Queiroga, V. P. et al.
2018.
Licania rigida
. Oiticica. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 1045-1055.
Note:
one of the most important species for lipids used in industry
Swedish
oiticikaträd
as
Licania rigida
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Note:
as
Licania rigida
Name
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Nomenclature Name Change:
07 Oct 2022, from
Licania rigida
Benth. to
Microdesmia rigida
(Benth.) Sothers & Prance
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