Casearia urophylla Gilg

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

Treelet 8-10 m; branchlets angular, laxly and very shortly pilose, soon covered with a thin yellowish-greyish cork. Leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, narrowly and c. 2 cm acutely acuminate at the apex, long-attenuate at the base, chartaceous to membranaceous, glabrous, laxly pellucid-punctate and longish pellucid-striate, blackish-brown when dry, 7-10 by 2¾-3¼ cm, entire; midrib prominent on both sides, nerves 8-9(-11) pairs, not raised above, little so beneath, veins numerous and densely reticulated, little or not conspicuous above, prominent beneath; petiole 7-10 mm. Flowers yellowish-greenish, numerous in dense fascicles on short (up to 1 mm) axes, these covered with minute, ciliolate bracts. Pedicels slender, sparsely pubescent. Calyx 2 mm, short-pilose, deeply 5-lobed. Well-developed flowers and fruits not yet known.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 10.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Casearia urophylla world distribution map, present in Malaysia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:365260-1
WFO ID wfo-0000924287
COL ID RKBC
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Synonyms

Casearia urophylla