Aceituno
Simarouba glauca
Also known as Paradise tree, dysentery-bark
About Aceituno
Simarouba glauca is a flowering tree that is native to Florida, South America, and the Caribbean. Common names include paradise-tree, dysentery-bark, and bitterwood. The tree is well suited for warm, humid, tropical regions. Its cultivation depends on rainfall distribution, water holding capacity of the soil, and sub-soil moisture. It is suited for temperature range of 10 to 40 °C (50 to 104 °F), and can grow at elevations from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It grows 40 to 50 ft (12 to 15 m) tall and has a span of 25 to 30 ft (7.6 to 9.1 m). It bears yellow flowers and purple elongated oval fleshy fruits.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Simarouba glauca
- Genus
- Simarouba
- Family
- SIMAROUBACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown in homesteads and as an avenue tree
- Native to
- North America
- Distribution
- India, Brazil, South Florida to Costa Rica, El Salvador
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Simaroubaceae
Quassia Family
Aceituno belongs to the Simaroubaceae family.
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