Chrysobalanaceae

Oiticica

Microdesmia rigida (Benth.) Sothers & Prance

Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Microdesmia

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Oiticica: Oiticica centenária no Boqueirão de Lavras da Mangabeira — Photo: Rapper Ouriço, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Oiticica
Esperanto: Oiticiko
Portuguese: Oiticica

Synonyms

Licania rigida Benth.
Pleragina umbrosissima Arruda

Photos

Photo: Rapper Ouriço, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kingbossix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kingbossix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kingbossix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.