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Taxon:
Simarouba amara
Aubl.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Simarouba
Family:
Simaroubaceae
Nomen number:
33956
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Guiane 860, t. 331-2. 1775
Comment:
non
Quassia amara
L.
Verified:
11/22/2000
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Quassia simarouba
L. f.
No images
Reference(s)
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Dubs, B.
1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encarnación, F.
1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú
Note:
Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
Gooding, E. G. et al.
1965. Flora of Barbados.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Killeen, T. J. et al.
1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
1936-. Flora of Peru
Note:
1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
Nooteboom, H. P.
1962. Generic delimitation in Simaroubaceae tribus Simaroubeae and a conspectus of the genus
Quassia
L. Blumea 11:525.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Note:
=
Quassia simarouba
L. f.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
bitterwood –
Reference(s)
French
bois blanc –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
arubá –
Reference(s)
caixeta –
Reference(s)
marupá –
Reference(s)
marupá-verdadeiro –
Reference(s)
simaruba –
Reference(s)
Spanish
maruba –
Reference(s)
marupa –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Saint Vincent
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
[Antigua],
Barbados
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
[Saint Kitts],
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
St. Vincent and Grenadines
[Saint Vincent]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
fiber
Encarnación, F.
1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú
Note:
Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
Materials
wood
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Name
References