Casearia hirsuta Sw.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mainly found in forested regions, growing in thickets and woodland margins, also found in savannah, often invading pastures, on a variety of soils but mainly limestone; at elevations from 75-800 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses wood
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 hirsuta leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Casearia hirsuta leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Casearia hirsuta leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Casearia hirsuta world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:779579-1
WFO ID wfo-0000924011
COL ID RK36
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Casearia hirsuta Casearia ramiflora Casearia rufinervis Guidonia hirsuta Samyda hirsuta Samyda pubescens