Salicaceae
Casearia

Casearia arborea (Rich.) Urb.

First published in Symb. Antill. 4: 421 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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

  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • 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.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • 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.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveira, E.A.; Piva, J.H. [1080] Brazil K000578676 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [898] Brazil K000578132 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [1891] Brazil K000578675 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Mc.Fadyen Jamaica K000471186 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 unknown [13404] Brazil K000471160 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Mc.Fadyen Jamaica K000471187 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000471161 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Bang, M. [845] Bolivia K000471231 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Mc.Fadyen Jamaica K000471185 Type Yes
Holland [[1926]] Suriname K003582046 No
Santos, J.L. [930] Brazil K001216352 Yes
Lima, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001216329 Yes
Prance, G.T. [20750] Brazil K001216342 Yes
Kallunki, J.; Pirani, J.; Cordeiro, I.; Moraes, P.L.R. [592] Brazil K003582056 Yes
Huber, O.; Tillett, S.S. [945] Venezuela K003582514 No
Fonnegra, R.; Betancur, J.; Roldan, F.J.; Betancur, A. [1896] Colombia K003582507 No
Harley, R.M. [22727] Brazil K001216608 Yes
Harley, R.M. [19803] Brazil K001216332 Yes
Black, G.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001216319 Yes
Kukle, P. [89] Brazil K001216327 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K003582037 Yes
Folli, D.A. [307] Brazil K001216354 Yes
Ferreira, J.L.; Goncalves, J.M. & Moraes, A.O. [16] Brazil K001567274 Yes
Ferreira, J.L.; Goncalves, J.M. & Moraes, A.O. [16] Brazil K001567260 Yes
Funch, L.S. [679] Brazil K001567275 Yes
Klug, G. [1758] Colombia K003582502 No
Folli, D.A. [3359] Brazil K001216355 Yes
Callejas, R.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L. [1778] Brazil K003582053 Yes
Mori, S.A.; dos Santos, T.S.; Thompson, C.B. [11179] Brazil K003582054 Yes
Berg, C. [1393] Brazil K001216321 Yes
s.coll. [265] French Guiana K003582051 Yes
Duarte, A. [419] Brazil K001216320 Yes
Braga, J.M.A. [7313] Brazil K001216346 Yes
Harley, R.M. [22974] Brazil K001216334 Yes
Schomburgk [704] Guyana K003582039 Yes
Wessels Boer, J.G. [2328] Venezuela K003582513 No
Giulietti, A.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001216322 Yes
Daly, D.C. [4289] Brazil K001216337 Yes
Harley, R.M. [15641] Brazil K001216330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana K003582050 Yes
Guedes, M.L. [s.n.] Brazil K001216323 Yes
McDowell, T.; Allicock, S.; Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Feuillet, C.; Tiwari, S. [2013] Guyana K003582036 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2491] Guyana K003582038 Yes
Daly, D.C. [4107] Brazil K001216336 Yes
Graga, J.M.A.; Rabelo, G.R. [6425] Brazil K001871758 No
Mora, E. [1879] Costa Rica K001905948 Yes
Costa, G.; Moraes, A.; Neves, S. [127] Brazil K001636251 Yes
Senna, L.R.; Benatti, H.G.; Silva, E.M. [105] Brazil K001636264 Yes
Paixão, J.L.; Nascimento, M.S.; Sr. Manoel "Cheira-cheira" [1251] Brazil K001636269 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Mendoza, M. [27065] Bolivia K001636278 Yes
Holland [[1935]] Suriname K003582047 No
Samuels, J.A. [322] Suriname K003582043 Yes
Folli, D.A. [4699] Brazil K001216349 Yes
Huber, O.; Alarcon, C. [7860] Venezuela K003582515 No
Amaral, I.L. [164] Brazil K001216340 Yes
Harley, R.M. [15221] Brazil K001216326 Yes
Folli, D.A. [4699] Brazil K001216351 Yes
Santos, J.L. [930] Brazil K001216350 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6932] Brazil K001216343 Yes
Mattos Silva, L.A.; dos Santos, T.S; dos Santos, K.M.R. [2228] Brazil K003582055 Yes
Folli, D.A. [1159] Brazil K001216348 Yes
Guedes, M.L. [s.n.] Brazil K001216325 Yes
Prance, G.T. [8489] Brazil K001216333 Yes
Harley, R.M. [26946] Brazil K001216353 Yes
Davidse, G.; Gonzalez, A.C.; León, R.A. [18809] Venezuela K003582516 No
Prévost, M.F. [3290] French Guiana K003582049 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [35670] Brazil K001216318 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L. [1572] Colombia K003582503 No
Folli, D.A. [3456] Brazil K001216344 Yes
Fonnegra, R.; Roldan, F.J.; Betancourt, J.; Echeverry, B.; Escobar, O. [1822] Colombia K003582504 No
Anderson, W.R. [36774] Brazil K001216356 Yes
Ganev, W. [2636] Brazil K001216357 Yes
[Rodheroy Esen] [118] French Guiana K003582048 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18852] Brazil K003582052 Yes
Sleumer, H. [s.n.] Suriname K003582040 Yes
H. van der Werff [4947] Venezuela K003582512 No
Thomas, W.W.; Plowman, T. [3019] Venezuela K003582510 No
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-N, J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Westra, L.Y.T. [7529] Guyana K003582035 Yes
Zarucchi, J.; Betancur, J.; Echeverry, B.; Roldan, F.J. [5047] Colombia K003582506 No
Krukoff, B.A. [8394] Brazil K001216341 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [670] Brazil K001216339 Yes
Prance, G.T. [8191] Brazil K001216338 Yes
Holland [[1935]] Suriname K003582042 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [576] Colombia K003582508 No
Taylor, E.L. [1120] Brazil K001216317 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6875] Brazil K001216335 Yes
Folli, D.A. [1208] Brazil K001216347 Yes
Harley, R.M. [15556] Brazil K001216331 Yes
Folli, D.A. [4434] Brazil K001216345 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [1381] Brazil K001216324 Yes
Huber, O. [4667] Venezuela K003582511 No
Hostmann [1104] Suriname K003582044 Yes
Hostmann [1104] Suriname K003582045 Yes
Sucre, D. [1751] Brazil K001216328 Yes
s.coll. [4285] Suriname K003582041 Yes
Callejas, R.; Betancur, J.; Roldan, F.J. [4724] Colombia K003582509 No
Fonnegra, R.; Betancur, J.; Roldan, F.J.; Betancur, A. [1884] Colombia K003582505 No

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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