Salicaceae
Casearia

Casearia bicolor Urb.

First published in Symb. Antill. 1: 372 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Laetia procera.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Laetia procera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • 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.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. 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.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Sagot, P. [1137] French Guiana Laetia procera K000471403 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Sagot, P. [1137] French Guiana Laetia procera K000471402 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Schipp, W.A. [1314] Laetia procera K000471409 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. [10634] Brazil Laetia procera K001219567 Yes
s.coll. [124[ZI]] Suriname Laetia procera K003583632 No
Prance, G.T. [30286] Brazil Laetia procera K001219536 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [706] Brazil Laetia procera K001219558 Yes
Oldeman [2102] French Guiana Laetia procera K003583646 No
Dominguez, R.; Gonzales, E. [46] Bolivia Laetia procera K003583678 No
Krukoff, B.A. [1019] Brazil Laetia procera K001219554 Yes
Prance, G.T. [3140] Brazil Laetia procera K001219553 Yes
Russell, F.R. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Laetia procera K003583627 No
Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8752] Portugal Laetia procera K003583676 No
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2495] Guyana Laetia procera K003583648 No
Prévost, M.F.; Molino, J.-F. [5090] French Guiana Laetia procera K003583637 No
Silva, M. [2478] Brazil Laetia procera K001219550 Yes
Prance, G.T. [11220] Brazil Laetia procera K001219564 Yes
Balée, W.L. [382] Brazil Laetia procera K001219542 Yes
s.coll. [3339] Suriname Laetia procera K003583634 No
Palacios, W.A. [1853] Ecuador Laetia procera K003583674 No
Prance, G.T. [9369] Brazil Laetia procera K001219570 Yes
Mori, S.; Bolten, A. [8608] Suriname Laetia procera K003583631 No
Silva, M. [2526] Brazil Laetia procera K001219568 Yes
Abidio Acosta M [21] Peru Laetia procera K003583670 No
Martin [s.n.] French Guiana Laetia procera K003583639 No
Clarke, H.D.; Williams, R.; Perry, C. [8835] Guyana Laetia procera K003583643 No
Oldeman [1250] French Guiana Laetia procera K003583636 No
Steyermark, J.A. [99919] Venezuela Laetia procera K003583681 No
s.coll. [124] Suriname Laetia procera K003583635 No
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [457] Brazil Laetia procera K001219555 Yes
Marshall, R.C. [12268] Trinidad and Tobago Laetia procera K003583625 No
[Cruz] [312] Trinidad and Tobago Laetia procera K003583626 No
Krukoff, B.A. [1374] Brazil Laetia procera K001219541 Yes
Polak, M. [236] Guyana Laetia procera K003583645 No
Wurdack, J.J.; Monachino, J.V. [39720] Spain Laetia procera K003583680 No
Ducke, A. [1709] Brazil Laetia procera K001219551 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4924] Brazil Laetia procera K001219571 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [8052] Brazil Laetia procera K001219561 Yes
Forest Dept. [5360] Guyana Laetia procera K003583653 No
Diaz, R. [29-S1] Honduras Laetia procera K003583595 No
Santos, J.L. [697] Brazil Laetia procera K001219544 Yes
Taylor, E.L. [s.n.] Brazil Laetia procera K001219538 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [48294] French Guiana Laetia procera K001219566 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1537] Guyana Laetia procera K003583642 No
Carlos E. Cerón M [3465] Ecuador Laetia procera K003583673 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [559] Guyana Laetia procera K003583650 No
Thomas, W. [5249] Brazil Laetia procera K001219563 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8281] Brazil Laetia procera K001219545 Yes
Ducke, A. [1177] Brazil Laetia procera K001219543 Yes
Prance, G.T. [7162] Brazil Laetia procera K001219560 Yes
Hohenkerk, L.S. [CTS122] Guyana Laetia procera K003583649 No
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [234] Brazil Laetia procera K001219559 Yes
Forestry Bureau [4973] Suriname Laetia procera K003583633 No
Irwin, H.S. [48475] Brazil Laetia procera K001219552 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6430] Trinidad and Tobago Laetia procera K003583624 No
Boom, B.M. [8732] Brazil Laetia procera K001219557 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [7388] Brazil Laetia procera K001219537 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Rhodes, J. [11116] Suriname Laetia procera K003583630 No
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [807] Brazil Laetia procera K001219569 Yes
Thomsen, K. [464] Costa Rica Laetia procera K003583597 No
Sothers, C.A. [677] Brazil Laetia procera K001219547 Yes
Vargas, L.; Hinojosa, I.; Perry, A.; Curupi, W.; Arteaga, G.; Idagua, J.; Chavez, R. [101] Bolivia Laetia procera K003583677 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [559] Guyana Laetia procera K003583651 No
Rabelo, B.V. [2995] Brazil Laetia procera K001219548 Yes
Abidio Acosta M [21] Peru Laetia procera K003583671 No
Pires, J.M. [51608] Brazil Laetia procera K001219556 Yes
Holst, B.; Liesner, R. [2729] Venezuela Laetia procera K003583679 No
Rubio, D. [361] Ecuador Laetia procera K003583675 No
Sothers, C.A. [677] Brazil Laetia procera K001219540 Yes
Wachenheim [34] French Guiana Laetia procera K003583640 No
Party, F. [917] Guyana Laetia procera K003583652 No
Irwin, H.S. [48360] Brazil Laetia procera K001219539 Yes
Little, E.L. [6322] Ecuador Laetia procera K003583672 No
Tostain, O. [798] French Guiana Laetia procera K003583638 No
Kinloch, J.B. [17] Belize Laetia procera K003583596 No
Rabelo, B.V. [3081] Brazil Laetia procera K001219565 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4962] Brazil Laetia procera K001219562 Yes
Party, F. [917] Guyana Laetia procera K003583647 No
Prance, G.T. [1695] Brazil Laetia procera K001219546 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [3001] Guyana Laetia procera K003583641 No
Prance, G.T. [2846] Brazil Laetia procera K001219549 Yes
Aguilar, R. [2934] Costa Rica Laetia procera K003583598 No
Forest Department of British Guiana [CAP51] Guyana Laetia procera K003583644 No

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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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 Categories

    • 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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    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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

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