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Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch.

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Planch. (1846). In: Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. 5: 574.
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Sapindales
family
Simaroubaceae
genus
Picrasma
species
Picrasma excelsa

Name

Synonyms
Aeschrion antillanum (Eggers) Small
Aeschrion excelsa (Sw.) Kuntze
Aeschrion excelsa var. microcarpa Krug & Urb.
Aeschrion medica Cuatrec.
Muenteria excelsa (Sw.) Walp.
Picraena antillana (Eggers) Stehlé
Picraena antillana Fawc. & Rendle
Picraena excelsa (Sw.) Lindl.
Picramnia antillana (Eggers) Urb.
Picramnia excelsa (Sw.) Planch.
Picrasma antillana (Eggers) Urb.
Picrita fraxinea Schumach.
Quassia excelsa Sw.
Quassia pentandra Stokes
Quassia polygama Linds.
Rhus antillana Egg.
Simarouba excelsa (Sw.) DC.
Homonyms
Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch.
Common names
Bitter ash in language.
Bitter tree in language.
Bitterwood in language.
Bois amer in language.
Bois-noyer in language.
Cuasia in language.
Frene in language.
Goric (Dominican Republic) in language.
Jamaica quassia in English
Jamaica quassiawood in English
Jamaican quassia in language.
Lena amarga in language.
Palo amargo (Puerto Rico) in language.
Peste a poux in language.
Raw dog (Lesser Antilles) in language.
bitter-ash in English
bitter-ash in English
bitterved in Swedish
bitterwood in English
bitterwood in English
bois noyer in French
peste à poux in French
quassia in English
Bitter Ash in English
Bastard Bough in English
Wild Coffee in English
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