Casearia nigrescens
Casearia nigrescens
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 nigrescens is a large, evergreen shrub or tree growing up to 15 metres tall with a bole that can be unbranched for 6 - 8 metres and up to 25cm in diameter[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. , 1717 Title Magagascar; Les Bois de la Forêt D'Analamazaotra Publication Author Lecomte H. Publisher Paris : A. Challamel Year 1922 ISBN Description ]. The wood is harvested from the wild for local use. Casearia nigrescens is endemic to Madagascar, where it is widespread, especially in the east and north of the country. Its habitat is declining as a result of human activities, but this does not significantly threaten the species at present since it is widespread with a number of subpopulations occurring in protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].