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botanical illustration of Casearia arborea, Casearia arborea

botanical record · discovered

Casearia arborea

Casearia arborea

Anku muyu · Chini kuru pahu · Gia Verde · Guayaba muyu · Jeca · Palo rollizo · Payantsu · Piedrita · Sani muyu · Yamakainim · Yë̀tsi kalö̀ · akukuwa elepalɨ, pilitalaipyo · boieira · camarão-branco · capança-braba · capança-braba, carniceiro, erva-de-lagarto · carniceiro · chá-de-frade · erva-de-lagarto

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CASEARBORIN-A, CASEARBORIN-B, CASEARBORIN-C, CASEARBORIN-D

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Flacourtiaceae

Scientific name: Casearia arborea

Common names: Anku muyu, Chini kuru pahu, Gia Verde, Guayaba muyu, Jeca, Palo rollizo, Payantsu, Piedrita, Sani muyu, Yamakainim, Yë̀tsi kalö̀, akukuwa elepalɨ, pilitalaipyo, boieira, camarão-branco, capança-braba, capança-braba, carniceiro, erva-de-lagarto, carniceiro, chá-de-frade, erva-de-lagarto

POWO: 47945-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Exploring the Antiproliferative Activity of Flavolignans From the Leaves of Casearia arborea (Salicaceae). · 2025 source ↗
  • Dereplication of Cytochalasans and Octaketides in Cytotoxic Extracts of Endophytic Fungi from <i>Casearia arborea</i> (Salicaceae). · 2022 source ↗
  • Cytotoxic screening of plants from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest has led to the identification of <i>Casearia arborea</i> and <i>Sorocea hilarii</i> as sources of antitumor compounds. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • CASEARBORIN-A
  • CASEARBORIN-B
  • CASEARBORIN-C
  • CASEARBORIN-D
  • CASEARBORIN-E
  • CUCURBITACIN-B

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Casearia arborea
Casearia arborea · Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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