Quassia

Quassia
Quassia amara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Quassia
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Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Biporeia Thouars
  • Hannoa Planch.
  • Hyptiandra Hook.f.
  • Locandi Adans.
  • Manduyta Comm. ex Steud.
  • Manungala Blanco
  • Mauduita Comm. ex DC.
  • Niota Lam.
  • Odyendea Engl.
  • Samadera Gaertn.
  • Samandura L.
  • Vitmannia Vahl

Quassia (/ˈkwɒʃə/ or /ˈkwɒʃiə/) is a plant genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs.

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