
Quassia wood
Quassia amara L.
Names
| English | Quassia wood |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Bitterhout |
| Spanish | Cuasia de Jamaica |
| Chinese | 苏利南苦木 |
| Scientific name | Quassia amara L. |
About this species
Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitterwood, or hombre grande (spanish for "big man") is a species in the genus Quassia, with some botanists treating it as the sole species in the genus. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus who named it after the first botanist to describe it: the Surinamese freedman Graman Quassi.
Q. amara is used as insecticide, in traditional medicine and as additive in the food industry.
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Quassia amara es una especie de planta del género Quassia, se utiliza como insecticida en la medicina tradicional y como aditivo en la industria alimentaria.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Family | Simaroubaceae |
| Genus | Quassia |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini17
- Brokopondo1
- Paramaribo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.

