Casearia acuminata Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey plant in dense submontane and montane rain forest, also in a degraded areas, growing in a range of soil types, usually in steep places; at elevations from 100-710 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Casearia acuminata world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:779485-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923809
COL ID RJV2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733338
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Synonyms

Casearia acuminata Casearia martinii