Casearia decandra Jacq.

Wild honeytree (en)

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It grows 4-10 m high. It can be 18 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are thin and papery. They are 5-10 cm long and smooth on both surfaces. The leaf stalk is 4-6 cm long. The flowers are grouped in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are yellow and they have a scent. The fruit are round capsules. They are about 1 cm across. They contain several seeds. The aril or layer around the seeds is yellow or orange. The pulp is sweet and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 8.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Various types of forest, including coastal, dry land forest and Araucaria forest, from sea level to elevations of 1,120 metres. Also found in open, disturbed areas such as pastures and road margins.
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A tropical plant. It grows in a range of forest types throughout Brazil from sea level to 100 m altitude. In the Guianas it grows to 1,000 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The aril or fleshy layer around the seed is eaten.
Uses charcoal essential oil medicinal wood
Edible arils fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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Images

Leaf

Casearia decandra leaf picture by Leandro da silva pereira (cc-by-sa)
Casearia decandra leaf picture by Leandro da silva pereira (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Casearia decandra world distribution map, present in Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Casearia decandra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:779541-1
WFO ID wfo-0000923925
COL ID RJYN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629275
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Synonyms

Casearia albicaulis Casearia decandra Casearia nitida Casearia parvifolia Casearia pavoniana Casearia reflexa Chaetocrater reflexus Guidonia adstringens Guidonia parvifolia Samyda decandra Anavinga parvifolia Casearia adamantium Casearia adstringens Casearia floribunda Casearia micrantha Casearia serrulata Samyda lancifolia Casearia parviflora Samyda parvifolia Casearia parviflora var. microphylla Casearia parvifolia var. paraguariensis