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Casearia corymbosa Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. The leaves are alternate and have teeth. The flowers are white. They are in clusters along the branches.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.25 - 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the edge of the forest. It grows in drier zones.
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Dry, wet or moist forests and thickets, often in secondary growth.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The aril or fleshy lay around the seed is eaten.
Uses food material 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 -

Images

Leaf

Casearia corymbosa leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Casearia corymbosa leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Casearia corymbosa leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Casearia corymbosa flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Casearia corymbosa fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Casearia corymbosa fruit picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)
Casearia corymbosa fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Casearia corymbosa world distribution map, present in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Casearia corymbosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47977-2
WFO ID wfo-0000923916
COL ID RJYC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Casearia banquitana Casearia gentlei Casearia orizabana Casearia phegocarpa Casearia pringlei Casearia salicifolia Casearia dolichophylla Casearia laevis Casearia lindeniana Casearia mollifolia Casearia banquitana var. laevis Casearia corymbosa
WorldFloraDB 2024