Casearia fasciculata

Family: Salicaceae

What it is like

A shrub or tree. It grows up to 6-16 m high. The trunk is 4-20 cm wide. The young branches are grey and can have fine hairs. The leaves are oblong or sword shaped and 8-16 cm long. The fruit are a flattened round shape and 4-6 cm across. There are many seeds. These are 1.5-2 cm long.

There are 160-180 Casearia species. They are mostly in South America. 75 occur in tropical America. They have also been put in the plant family Flacourtiaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland and alpine forest from sea level to 1,250 cm altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Chichiku kaspi, Guaco, Ibiapic, Limon caspi, Naranjilla, Paigonca, Taima muyo, Tamarillo, Yawati muyu

Synonyms

Casearia petiolaris Poeppig ex Eichler; Chaetocrater fasiculatum Ruiz & Pavon; Crateria fasciculata (Ruiz & Pavon) Persoon; Casearia punctata Sprengel;