Characteristics
Dicots
Geobalanus oblongifolius (Michx.)Small
GOPHER APPLE
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Recent work indicates this species belongs in the genus Geobalanus (cymose or compact panicles, petals present), which includes two other species from Mexico and Central America. Licania s.s. (petals absent, ca. 100 spp.) then is restricted to the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central and South America (Bardon et al. 2016; Sothers et al. 2016). Although normally this species is a very short plant above-ground, a form to ca. 1.5 m tall has been described (Ward & Taylor 1999).
Native
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Classification
Citation
GEOBALANUS OBLONGIFOLIUS (Michaux) Small, Fl. Miami 81, 200. 1913.
Chrysobalanus oblongifolius Michaux 1803.
GEORGIA: Without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).
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