Salicaceae
Casearia

Casearia decandra Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 21 (1760)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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.
  • 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.

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
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 3, 2008 Hamilton, M.A. [760] Montserrat K:SPC-76685.000 No
Jan 1, 1976 Hassler, E. [7706] Paraguay K000471146 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Hassler, E. [7706] Paraguay K000471147 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Rusby, H., H. [1366] Bolivia K000471238 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [11201] Brazil K001216609 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [11113] Brazil K001216511 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [1641] Brazil K001216522 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [696] Brazil K001216476 Yes
Soares-Silva, L.H. [194] Brazil K001216520 Yes
Silva, F.C. [1737] Brazil K001216510 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001216498 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Schinini, A.; Silva, J.M. [58838] Brazil K001216494 Yes
Dusén, P. [10253] Brazil K001216488 Yes
Kuhlmann, M. [3209] Brazil K001216514 Yes
Prance, G.T. [12508] Brazil K001216495 Yes
Schomburgk [858] Guyana K003582118 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [I/117] Brazil K001216506 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001216505 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [1045] Brazil K001216479 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001216504 Yes
de Lima, H.C. [8979] Brazil K001766010 No
Folli, D.A. [4413] Brazil K001216521 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7954] Brazil K001216496 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V. [3395] Guyana K003582119 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [5096] Brazil K001216523 Yes
s.coll. [470] Brazil K001216507 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [349] Brazil K001216480 Yes
González-Elizondo, M.S. [2102] French Guiana K003582121 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [7954] Brazil K001216490 Yes
Macedo, A. [1416] Brazil K001216492 Yes
de Granville, J.-J.; Berg, C.C.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; van Setten, J. [6490] French Guiana K003582122 Yes
s.coll. [740] Brazil K001216501 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001216502 Yes
Schomburgk [858] Guyana K003582116 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R.; Bacigalupo, N.M.; Tur, N.; Rodriguez, M.; Guillen, R. [2895] Argentina K003583048 No
Gardner, G. [4496] Brazil K001216508 Yes
Silva, A.S. [21] Brazil K001216486 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8899] Brazil K001216518 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [2333] Brazil K001216483 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [6071] Brazil K001216491 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [6198] Brazil K001216503 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3374] Guyana K003582117 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4610] Brazil K001216517 Yes
Schmidt, E. [995] Argentina K003583051 No
Chagas, F. [1534] Brazil K001216512 Yes
Duarte, L. [198] Brazil K001216487 Yes
Vanni, R.; Caceres, S. [693] Argentina K003583049 No
Prance, G.T. [11075] Brazil K001216485 Yes
Montes, J.E. [3223] Paraguay K003583050 No
Smith, A.C. [3288] Guyana K003582120 Yes
Reitz, R. [5183] Brazil K001216478 Yes
Mosen [400] Brazil K001216489 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001216509 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [2198] Brazil K001216481 Yes
Dusén, P. [6797] Brazil K001216497 Yes
Schinini, A.; Caponio, I.; Urbani, M. [24283] Argentina K003583052 No
Silva, L.H.S. [236] Brazil K001216477 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001216499 Yes
Berg, G.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001216482 Yes
Rambo, B. [44450] Brazil K001216493 Yes
Gomes, A.I. [s.n.] Brazil K001216516 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [958] Brazil K001216484 Yes
Guedes, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001216515 Yes
Folli, D.A. [4413] Brazil K001216519 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5343] Brazil K001216513 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001216500 Yes
Gardner [4494] Brazil Casearia adamantium K000187406 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • '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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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