Casearia zizyphoides
Kunth
Salicaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub or small tree in the Salicaceae family (also classified in Flacourtiaceae), bearing black fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, Colombia, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Trinidad, Venezuela,
Notes
Also put in the family Flacourtiaceae.
Synonyms
Casearia celastroides Klotzsch ex Sleum.Casearia laevigata Kunth
Also Known As
Guyabito, Ichilli, Tortolito
References (3)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 108
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 194
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
