Casearia gladiiformis, the sword-leaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is a small tree that occurs mostly in dry coastal forests of south-eastern Africa. It is distributed from the Eastern Cape to Malawi. It bears small inconspicuous flowers in spring. The seeds are released when the woody seed capsule splits open after drying out.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Swordleaf being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Olax imbricata
- Casearia sylvestris
- Cassipourea gummiflua
- Pera glabrata
- Casearia multinervosa
- Drypetes littoralis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Casearia
- Species
- Casearia gladiiformis
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