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Casearia tomentosa Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 8 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The branches are spreading. The leaves are narrowly oblong and have teeth along the edge. They taper towards the tip. The base is unequal. The leaves are 5-12 cm long. The leaf stalks and midrib are hairy The flowers are in clusters. The flowers are velvety and 8 mm across. They are greenish-yellow. The fruit has 6 ribs and 3 valves. The pulp is red and it has seeds in it.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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Environment

Deciduous forests, open scrub jungles, and waste lands..
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Usage

Uses material medicinal poison wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (aerial part), Hypotension (aerial part), Parasympatholytics (aerial part), Edema (bark), Disorder of ejaculation (bark), Fever (bark), Snake bites (bark), Toothache (bark), Diuretics (fruit), Anthelmintics (leaf), Antimutagenic agents (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Blister (leaf), Contraceptive agents (leaf), Gout (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Sprains and strains (leaf), Suppuration (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Hypoglycemic agents (root), Anemia (root), Cholera (root), Dysentery (root), Sprains and strains (seed), Malaria (stem), Toothache (stem), Anodyne (unspecified), Bite(Dog) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Breast (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Splenitis (unspecified), Adulterant (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Rabies (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Bites and stings (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Mastodynia (unspecified), Mouth diseases (unspecified), Peptic ulcer (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Antiviral agents (whole plant excluding root), Cardiovascular system (whole plant excluding root)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Casearia tomentosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Casearia tomentosa world distribution map, present in Sri Lanka and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:779706-1
WFO ID wfo-0000924273
COL ID 5XD3B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Casearia canziala Casearia cheela Casearia elliptica Casearia ovata Casearia pauciflora Casearia piscidia Guidonia canziala Samyda canziala Anavinga lanceolata Bedousia aromatica Bedousia malabarica Casearia tomentosa Guidonia tomentosa

Lower taxons

Casearia tomentosa subsp. reducta
WorldFloraDB 2024