Quassia africana Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Simaroubaceae > Quassia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 4 m high. All parts of the plant are very bitter. The bark is greyish green. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are 5-7 opposite leaflets. These are 5-20 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. The end leaflet is largest. The flowering shoots are at the end and are 12-20 cm long. The flower petals are white to yellow with a pinkish tinge.
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A glabrous shrub, 8–12 ft. high
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 3.66
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Environment

In the understorey of rainforests and shady, humid woods at elevations of 5-500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
In forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The wood is used as a tonic.
Uses food material medicinal poison social use wood
Edible leaves roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Quassia africana world distribution map, present in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814004-1
WFO ID wfo-0000733352
COL ID 7WQTW
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Synonyms

Simaba africana Quassia africana