Tachira casearia
Casearia tachirensis
Family: Salicaceae
What it is like
A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-10 m high. It can be 20 m high. The trunk is 25 cm across. The fruit are round and shiny. They are greenish red but turn creamy when ripe. They are up to 1.5 cm across. There are 3-5 seeds.
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 forest between 1,850-2,600 m altitude in Colombia.
Countries/locations it is found in
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Huesito