Simarouba glauca

Simarouba glauca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Simarouba
Species: Simarouba glauca

Name

Simarouba glauca DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 424. 1811. (as Simaruba glauca)

Synonymy

• Simarouba officinalis DC., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. xvii. (1811) 423
• Quassia glauca Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 319 (1825)
• Simarouba officinalis Macfad., Fl. Jamaica [Macfadyen] 1: 198 (1837)
• Simarouba medicinalis Endl., Mediz. 528 (1842)
• Simarouba officinalis f. glabra Krug & Urb., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15(3): 305 (1892)
• Simarouba glauca var. latifolia Cronquist, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 71: 231 (1944)
• Simarouba glauca var. typica Cronquist, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 71: 231 (1944)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• De Candolle, A.P. 1811. Monographie des Ochnacées et des Simaroubées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17: 398–425. BHL Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Simarouba glauca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Simarouba_glauca/

Vernacular names

English: paradise tree

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