Salicaceae FAMILY

Casearia grandiflora

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[ 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 grandiflora is an evergreen shrub or smal tree growing up to 7 metres tall with a short bole 5 - 20cm 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is a natural pioneer plant on disturbed ground and can be grown as a pioneer species for restoring native habitats

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - central and northern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama

HabitatA typical species of open places and disturbed areas, being found in savannahs and montane vegetation along roadsides, as well as in dense forests and seasonal forests; at elevations from 50 - 1,800 metres[ 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 ].