Simarouba glauca Dc.

Paradisetree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Simaroubaceae > Simarouba

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey tree in moist or usually dry forest or thickets, often on dry open rocky hillsides, common in many regions along stream beds at elevations up to 900 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food charcoal environmental use fiber food fuel material medicinal oil poison timber vertebrate poison wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Ache(Body) (unspecified), Amebiasis (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Intoxicant (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Blennorrhagia (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Depression (unspecified), Fatigue (unspecified), Stiffness (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 29
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

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Distribution

Simarouba glauca world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, and United States of America

Conservation status

Simarouba glauca threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814130-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492142
COL ID 4XF29
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Quassia glauca Simarouba officinalis Simarouba medicinalis Simarouba glauca var. latifolia Simarouba glauca