Casearia zeylanica (Gaertn.) Thwaites

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Casearia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Astringents (root), Cathartics (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Hypoglycemic agents (root), Hypolipidemic agents (root), Liver diseases (root), Vitiligo (root), Astringent (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (whole plant excluding root)
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 -

Distribution

Casearia zeylanica world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:779722-1
WFO ID wfo-0000924307
COL ID RKC2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Casearia championii Guidonia esculenta Vareca zeylanica Casearia esculenta Casearia laevigata Casearia laevigata Casearia ovata var. minor Casearia varians var. minor Casearia varians Casearia zeylanica