Casearia lasiophylla
Casearia lasiophylla
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 lasiophylla is a deciduous shrub or a tree with a dense, roundish crown; it can grow 4 - 8 metres tall, with some specimens in Brazil reaching 22 metres. The trunk can range from 3 - 45cm in diameter[ 1715 Title O Gênero Casearia Jacq. No Brasil Publication Rev. Biol. Neotrop. 13(1): 69-249. 2016 Author Marquete R. & Mansana V.F. Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description , 1724 Title Presencia en Argentina de dos Especies de uso múltiple: Acca sellowiana (Myrtaceae) y Casearia lasiophylla (Flacourt Publication Darwiniana 45(2): 204-212. 2007 Author Keller H.A. & Tressens S.G. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN 0011-6793 Description ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It can be used as a pioneer species for restoring native habitats. Although Casearia lasiophylla is geographically widespread, its distribution is discontinuous. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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. ].