Casearia silvana Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

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

Environment

Undergrowth of wet and dry forests, and in more open, scrubby areas, growing on more or less deep soils on various substrates.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

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 -

Images

Leaf

Casearia silvana leaf picture by Zoé Thivet (cc-by-sa)
Casearia silvana leaf picture by Zoé Thivet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Casearia silvana flower picture by Zoé Thivet (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:365241-1
WFO ID wfo-0000924228
COL ID RK9T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671976
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Synonyms

Melistaurum distichum Casearia silvana Casearia comptonii