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Quassia amara

(Surinam Quassia)

Overview

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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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Common Names in Dutch:

Biterhout

Common Names in English:

Amargo, Bitter Ash, Bitterwood, Quassia, Quassia Wood, Quassia-Wood, Surinam Quassia

Common Names in French:

Quassia De Surinam, Quinine De Cayenne, Quinine Du Pays

Common Names in German:

Bitterholzbaum, Bitterquassia, Quassiaholzbaum, Quassie

Common Names in Informal Latinized N:

Quassia Wood

Common Names in Italian:

Quassio

Common Names in Latin:

Lignum Quassiae

Common Names in Portuguese:

Pau-Amarelo, Pau-Quássia, Portuguese, Quássia-De-Caiena, Quina, Quinarana

Common Names in Spanish:

Crucete, Cuasia Amarga

Common Names in Swedish:

Surinamkvassia

Common Names in Turkish:

Kuassia Ag

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Tree , Shrub

Flowers: Flower Color: dark red, scarlet

Biology

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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

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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

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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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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2009-09-22