Flacourtiaceae Casearia guianensis (Aublet) Urban

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Bark
• Flower
• Vegetative
• Slash
• Inflorescence
• Flower part
• Flower & fruit
• Woody stem
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Annandale Falls - GRENADA
• Madey's Estate - GRENADA
• Lake Antoine - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Small tree to 6m; lf blades 5-15cm x 2.5-7cm; hairs at least on nerves below; stipuls 2-5mm; young twigs with dark hairs; Flowers in clusters especially on older twigs, with 8 stamens; fruits ridged with 6 ridges, 6-10mm diam., splitting in 3 valves; seeds with orange aril.

Interest
Johann Caserius was a 17th century Dutch missionary.

Specimen information

Collection Date
11/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
464

Location
On nature trail near falls.

Notes
Tree 6m tall, 15cm diam. at base. BARK: silver-grey, smooth. SLASH: fibrous, hard, gritty, orange-brown, sapwood darker orange-brown, not scented. LEAVES: slightly bullate. FLOWERS: pale green, on old wood behind leaves.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 170