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Taxon:
Quassia amara
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Quassia
Family:
Simaroubaceae
Nomen number:
30632
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:553. 1762
Comment:
non
Simarouba amara
Aubl.
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/07/1985
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
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Note:
cultivated
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Note:
cult.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Gilbert, B.
1995. Economic plants of the Amazon. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues 19-33.
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Howard, R.
1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:572-574.
Note:
cultivated
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
1936-. Flora of Peru
Note:
1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nooteboom, H. P.
1962. Generic delimitation in Simaroubaceae tribus Simaroubeae and a conspectus of the genus
Quassia
L. Blumea 11:516.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds.
1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
bitterwood –
Reference(s)
quassia –
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quassia-wood –
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Surinam quassia –
Reference(s)
French
quassia de Surinam –
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quinine de Cayenne –
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quinine du pays –
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German
Bitterholzbaum –
Reference(s)
Bitterquassia –
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Quassiaholzbaum –
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Quassie –
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Portuguese (Brazil)
amargo –
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pau-amarelo –
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pau-quássia –
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quássia-de-caiena –
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quina –
Reference(s)
quinarana –
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Spanish
crucete –
Reference(s)
cuasia amarga –
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Swedish
kvassia –
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Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
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
Colombia
2
Cultivated
widely cult.
4
Naturalized
widely natzd.
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Trinidad and Tobago
[Trinidad]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Howard, R.
1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:572-574.
Note:
cultivated
Food additives
flavoring
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
Howard, R.
1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:572-574.
Note:
cultivated
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Non-vertebrate poisons
potential for house pest control
Gilbert, B.
1995. Economic plants of the Amazon. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues 19-33.
Name
References