Casearia coriifolia
Casearia coriifolia
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[ 1438 Title Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, Publication Author Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description 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 , K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].
Botanical Description
Casearia coriifolia is a small, little-branched evergreen shrub[ 538 Title Endemia.nc Publication Author Website http://www.endemia.nc/flore/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2016)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 538 Title Endemia.nc Publication Author Website http://www.endemia.nc/flore/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia. ].