Amargo
Quassia amara
Also known as Bitter Ash, Bitterwood
About Amargo
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Quassia amara
- Genus
- Quassia
- Family
- SIMAROUBACEAE
- Habit
- {"lifeform":["arbusto","árvore
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
Simaroubaceae
Quassia Family
Amargo belongs to the Simaroubaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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