Casearia sylvestris Sw.

03692051
5A
11*
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Flacourtiaceae Casearia sylvestris Sw.
det. M. Nee, 2008
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Warnes, 14 km NE of railroad
crossing on east side of Warnes, along a main dirt road.
17°25’irS, 63°04’00”W. alt. 305 m.
Flat, sandy soil, pastures, disturbed semideciduous
woodland and sugar cane fields, with some lower spots still
with water. With Tetracera parviflora, Solanum
acutifolium, Hyparrhenia rufa, Casearia sylvestris,
Samanea tubulosa, Acacia albicorticata, Piper herzogii.
Shrub 1.8 m. tall. Abundant light yellow-green flowers with
sweet uriny odor, visited by small bees.
Coll.: M. Nee 55688
20 May 2008