Family: Celastraceae
Plant: A small tree up to 8m high.
Flower: Small, pale yellowish-green flowers 5mm diameter with 4 petals borne in axillary panicles.
Flowering: August-November.
Fruit: Globular to ellipsoid fleshy orange-red drupe 1-2cm long and 1-1.5cm diameter.
Leaves: Broad, opposite, glossy, elliptic, ovate or obovate, 4-10cm long and 2-5cm wide. The leaves are smooth, mid-green above but paler below with slightly toothed margins and a blunt tip.
Habitat: Coastal rainforests and rainforest margins.
Features: Orange fruits and glossy opposite elliptic leaves with toothed margins.
Name:
Cassine From the name given by the Florida Amerinds for a plant that was once included in this genus.
australis From Latin australis = southern.
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Type |
Tree |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Green, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
4 |
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Flowering Month |
8, 9, 10, 11 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Drupe |
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Colour |
Orange, Red |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Opposite |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval, Linear |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Toothed/Serrated |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Discolorous |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Rainforest |
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