Quassia amara

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• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

This species has the five carpels making up the compound pistil distinct at the level of the ovary. However, they are united by the single pink style.

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Biology

Diet

[Migration]

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space over 40' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:553. 1762

Name verified on 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-Nov-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Quassia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 52 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

Q. africana · Q. alatifolia · Q. amara (Surinam Quassia) · Q. amara var. paniculata · Q. aruba · Q. baileyana · Q. bidwillii · Q. borneensis · Q. cedron · Q. crocea · Q. crustacea · Q. cuneata · Q. cuspidata · Q. dioica · Q. excelsa · Q. ferruginea · Q. floribunda · Q. gabonensis · Q. glabra · Q. glauca · Q. grandifolia · Q. guianensis · Q. harmandiana · Q. indica · Q. insignis · Q. intermedia · Q. klaineana · Q. laevis · Q. maiana · Q. monophylla · Q. multiflora · Q. obovata · Q. officinalis · Q. orinocensis · Q. paraensis · Q. pentandra · Q. pohliana · Q. polygama · Q. praecox · Q. salubris · Q. sanguinea · Q. schweinfurthii · Q. simarouba · Q. simaruba · Q. suaveolens · Q. subcymosa · Q. suffruticosa · Q. tricarpa · Q. trichilioides · Q. undulata · Q. versicolor · Q. warmingiana

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 25, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 10 providers.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 30, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2652320
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-28841
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13743955
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814006-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 30632
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 28841
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 814006-1
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: QUAM
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 59194

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