Castilla ulei
Warb.
Moraceae
Common Name: Caucho Negro
General Information
Caucho negro is a deciduous tree growing 20 - 40 metres tall[
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The tree is harvested in the wild for local use for its edible fruit and the latex obtained from its trunk. The tree is probably the best rubber-producing plant in its genus, and has been semi-cultivated for this in the past[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Habitat
Clearings and other open spots in primary forests, generally in company with Cecropia species; or in the fertile, sparsely wooded alluvial flats of valley bottoms[
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Rainforests, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 500 metres in Ecuador.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Tree |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Pollinators | Wind, ?Insects |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Semi-cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A tree of the lowland humid tropics.
The tree has long, spreading, superficial roots[
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Individual plants can either produce only male flowers (dioecious) or they can produce both male and female flowers (monoecious)[
315- Title
- Flora of Barro Colorado Island
- Publication
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- Author
- Croat. Thomas B.
- Website
- http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/croat/home
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 1978
- ISBN
- 0-8047-0950-5
- Description
- A very good flora of an area in Panama. Written some years ago, so some of the names have been changed. The book is out of print, but the whole flora is now available on the web.
,
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit[
]. The soft pulp is edible when fresh[
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The fruit is 20mm long and 25mm wide when dried, so will be larger when fresh[
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
Members of this genus have a root system that consists of a rather short tap root and of several lateral roots spreading horizontally and so near the surface of the soil that they can often be followed for 20 to 30 metres[
684- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 13
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1909 - 1912
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical journal, it ncludes a treatment of the genus Castilla. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. This root system makes it difficult to grow other crops under the tree[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Other Uses
A latex is obtained from the trunk[
]. The rubber obtained from this tree is the most valuable obtained from any member of this genus[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
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