Salicaceae
Casearia

Casearia pitumba Sleumer

First published in Blumea 24: 118 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Acevedo-Rdgz., P.; Mori, S.A.; Perez, A.; Poncy, O.; Crozier, F.; Lucas, E. [12366] French Guiana K001906893 No
Jan 1, 1984 Cid Ferreira, C.A. [3377] Brazil K001216576 Yes
Lanjouw, J. [947] Suriname K003582170 Yes
G. Wilson-Browne, S. J. [WB413] Guyana K003582142 Yes
Nee, M. [38755] Bolivia K003582702 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5559] Brazil K001216563 Yes
s.coll. [95] French Guiana K003582194 Yes
Ducke, A. [1921] Brazil K001216549 Yes
Prance, G.T. [2828] Brazil K001216546 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstrom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [57582] Suriname K003582164 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [324] Suriname K003582169 Yes
Tostain, O.; Crozier, F. [1388] French Guiana K003582182 Yes
Martin [s.n.] French Guiana K003582189 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9471] Brazil K001216557 Yes
Kuno, B. [329] Bolivia K003582701 Yes
Palacios, W. [2990] Ecuador K003582667 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstrom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [55672] Suriname K003582162 Yes
Foster, R.B.; de La Cruz, A. [11808] Peru K003582686 Yes
Pires, J.M. [50381] Brazil K001216562 Yes
Luteyn, J.L.; Balslev, H.; Pipoly, J. [9119] Ecuador K003582672 Yes
Prance, G.T. [1605] Brazil K001216560 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K003582700 Yes
Prance, G.T. [25358] Brazil K001216575 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M. [5710] Guyana K003582152 Yes
Dick, C. [168] Brazil K001216548 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3662] Guyana K003582156 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S. [1622] Brazil K001216534 Yes
Foster, R.B. [3757] Ecuador K003582682 Yes
Ruiz, J. [1155] Peru K003582688 Yes
Klug, G. [2665] Peru K003582692 Yes
Neill, D.; Baker, M.; Palacios, W.; Zaruma, J. [6135] Ecuador K003582663 Yes
s.coll. [779] French Guiana K003582196 Yes
De Granville, J.J.; Berg, C.C.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; J. van Setten [6515] Guyana K003582176 Yes
Melinon [474] French Guiana K003582191 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Werling, L.; Leth-Nissen, S. [33500] Ecuador K003582679 Yes
Evans, R.; Koemar, S.; Raghoenandan, U. [2655] Suriname K003582166 Yes
Prance, G.T. [2465] Brazil K001216558 Yes
Klug, G. [2257] Peru K003582698 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Angell, B. [5022] French Guiana K003582178 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [8763] Brazil K001216545 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Stoffers, A.L.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. [181] Suriname K003582163 Yes
Spruce, R. [4887] Peru K003582694 Yes
Martin [s.n.] French Guiana K003582192 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [2911] Guyana K003582155 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [791] Brazil K001216535 Yes
Plowman, T.; Schunke, V.J. [s.n.] Peru K003582675 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F. [22132] Ecuador K003582677 Yes
s.coll. [96] French Guiana K003582185 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1165] Brazil K001216538 Yes
Oldeman [3054] French Guiana K003582181 Yes
Palacios, W. [2750] Ecuador K003582665 Yes
Dutreve, B.; Crozier [4] French Guiana K003582177 Yes
Mori, S.; Gracie, C. [20877] French Guiana K003582183 Yes
Spruce, R. [4887] Peru K003582699 Yes
Melinon [349] French Guiana K003582187 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Werling, L.; Leth-Nissen, S. [33605] Ecuador K003582676 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8344] Brazil K001216552 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K003582696 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6488] Brazil K001216577 Yes
Porleau [s.n.] French Guiana K001666826 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Mori, S.; Heald, S. [4218] Guyana K003582149 Yes
Prance, G.T. [8893] Brazil K001216556 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001216581 Yes
Prance, G.T. [3893] Brazil K001216572 Yes
Cerón, C.E.; Villavicencio, S. [2794] Ecuador K003582673 Yes
Hoff, M.; Cremers, G.; Sell, Y. [6321] French Guiana K003582179 Yes
Riera, B.; Sabatier, D. [1809] French Guiana K003582174 Yes
Klug, G. [2241] Peru K003582693 Yes
Thurm, E.F. [s.n.] Guyana K003582160 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M. [5855] Guyana K003582153 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5945] Brazil K001216567 Yes
Mori, S. [17673] Brazil K001216579 Yes
Guiana, F. [F129] Guyana K003582143 Yes
Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51503] Brazil K001216571 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8179] Brazil K001216539 Yes
Maguire, B. [24301] Suriname K003582171 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8899] Brazil K001216547 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Bell, D.; Rankin, K.; Smith, S.F. [9198] Peru K003582685 Yes
Prance, G.T. [59464] Brazil K001216573 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [47842] Brazil K001216555 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V. [3587] Guyana K003582154 Yes
Berg, C.C. [19882] Brazil K001216566 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [4615] Guyana K003582147 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1657] Guyana K003582151 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2037] Suriname K003582168 Yes
Daly, D.C. [4164] Brazil K001216569 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Werling, L.; Leth-Nissen, S. [33373] Ecuador K003582668 Yes
Amaral, T.L. [760] Brazil K001216568 Yes
Melinon [288] French Guiana K003582193 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [21220] Brazil K001216570 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9013] Brazil K001216561 Yes
Prévost, M.-F.; Grenand, P. [4375] French Guiana K003582184 Yes
Oldeman [B2132] French Guiana K003582175 Yes
Cerón, C.E.; Iguago, C. [5522] Ecuador K003582666 Yes
Klug, G. [1689] Colombia K003582684 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; De Granville, J.J.; Hollenberg, L.; Joly, A.; Avril, C. [5816] Suriname K003582165 Yes
Maguire, B. [24301] Suriname K003582172 Yes
Plowman, T.; Kennedy, H. [2256] Colombia K003582683 Yes
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] Guyana K003582141 Yes
Forest Dept. [5329] Guyana K003582159 Yes
Mori, S.; Cardoso, R. [17371] Brazil K001216578 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5559] Brazil K001216554 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Bell, D.; Rankin, K.; Smith, S.F. [9199] Peru K003582687 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Williams, R.; James, V. [2927] Guyana K003582140 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Cedeño, J.A. [7388] Ecuador K003582674 Yes
Foster, R.B. [3852] Ecuador K003582671 Yes
Prance, G.T. [7305] Brazil K001216542 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Kelly, P.; Bryan, K. [32674] Ecuador K003582680 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Bell, D.; Rankin, K.; Smith, S.F. [8892] Peru K003582689 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Werling, L.; Leth-Nissen, S. [33439] Ecuador K003582681 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F530] Guyana K003582144 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Kelly, P.; Bryan, K. [32526] Ecuador K003582669 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [48492] French Guiana K001216541 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Revilla, J. [17264] Peru K003582690 Yes
Martins [s.n.] French Guiana K003582188 Yes
Berg, C.C. [P18600] Brazil K001216574 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Kelly, P.; Bryan, K. [32580] Ecuador K003582664 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5764] Brazil K001216565 Yes
Prance, G.T. [13699] Brazil K001216543 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1174] Brazil K001216536 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8344] Brazil K001216551 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F2239] Guyana K003582150 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [48632] Brazil K001216540 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52419] Brazil K001216559 Yes
Guiana, F. [F2274] Guyana K003582145 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza, C.E.; Werling, L.; Leth-Nissen, S. [33385] Ecuador K003582670 Yes
Prance, G.T. [30910] Brazil K001216550 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [48397] Brazil K001216544 Yes
Klug, G. [2281] Peru K003582697 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; A. C. de Roon [867] Suriname K003582167 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [48043] Brazil K001216564 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Revilla, J. [17264] Peru K003582691 Yes
Stein, B.A. [2853] Ecuador K003582703 Yes
Forest Dept. [2738] Guyana K003582146 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstrom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [55564] Suriname K003582161 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4087] Brazil K001216580 Yes
Klug, G. [2637] Peru K003582695 Yes
Holm-Nielsen; Jaramillo; Coello [22132] Ecuador K003582678 Yes
Melinon [421] French Guiana K003582190 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Williams, R.; Perry, C. [8428] Guyana K003582148 Yes
Ule, E. [5829] Brazil K001216553 Yes
Vicentini, A. [402] Brazil K001216537 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [CAP19] Guyana K003582158 Yes
Oldeman [T209] French Guiana K003582186 Yes
Oldeman [B1997] French Guiana K003582180 Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana K003582195 Yes
Oldeman [T69] French Guiana K003582173 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [622] Guyana K003582157 Yes

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