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Casearia calodendron

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Name

Identification
Casearia calodendron Gilg [family FLACOURTIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by H.O. Sleumer, 1969 Casearia inaequalis Hutch.&Dalziel [family FLACOURTIACEAE ] Verified by Sleumer, H.O., 1969
Related name
  • Casearia inaequalis
  • Casearia noldei
  • Casearia calodendron
Common name
  • kalakari (Aub.) (IVORY COAST, SENUFO-TAFILE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

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Entry for Casearia calodendron Gilg [family FLACOURTIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 2
Names
Casearia calodendron Gilg [family FLACOURTIACEAE]
Casearia inaequalis Hutch. & Dalz. [family FLACOURTIACEAE]
Common names
IVORY COAST: SENUFO-TAFILE kalakari (Aub.)
Uses
gum Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc.
Description
A tree of the closed-forest and old farmland, to about 20 m high with straight, slender, clear bole, recorded from Sierra Leone to S Nigeria.Sap-wood is whitish, and bark-slash exudes a little gum. (1).
References
Reference:1. Keay & al., 1960: 117.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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