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Casearia coriifolia

Casearia coriifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The fruit is a capsute containing several seeds. Although the capsule of some species (and possibly also the seeds contained therein) is somewhat toxic, the fleshy aril surrounding the seeds is a different matter and in some species (see information below on edibility to see if this is one of them) is often eaten and is considered to be perfectly wholesome[1, PFAF].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

The seed of species in this genus often has a short period of viability and so is best sown as soon as it is ripe. The seed is collected when the fruits start to open - leave them in the sun to open completely to release the seed, then rinse the seed in water to remove the arils[2]. Sow the seed in a partially shaded position in a nursery seedbed, only just covering the seed, and keep moist. Germination rates vary, but can usually be expected to be low, with the seed sprouting within 20 - 30 days[3]. When the seedlings are 3 - 5cm tall, pot them up into individual containers and they should be ready to plant out a few months later[3]. Cuttings. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Casearia+coriifolia>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, — Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. · 2014 ↩︎A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
  2. [2]Iracambi Medicinal Plants — Gallia. E. · 2003 · http://www.iracambi.com/english/herbarium.shtml ↩︎Basic iInformation on 14 plants of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil.
  3. [3]Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-17-8 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
  4. [4]Endemia.nc — http://www.endemia.nc/flore/ ↩︎A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia.
  5. [5]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  6. [6]O Gênero Casearia Jacq. No Brasil — Marquete R. & Mansana V.F. · 2016 ↩︎
  7. [7]Les Plantes Medicinales de la Nouvelle Caledonie — Rageau J. · O.R.S.T.O.M.; Paris. · 1973 ↩︎Very terse information on the medicinal uses of plants in New Caledonia.
  8. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎