Simaroubaceae

Quassia L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 553 (1762)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Jamaica, Jawa, Myanmar, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Vietnam

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 19A: 377 (1931).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 312

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P., ed. 6: 212 (1764)
  • Noot. in Blumea 11: 514 (1962)
  • Pierre in Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 156: 1236 (1896)
  • Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 1679 (1763)
  • Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 553 (1762)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [14624] Cameroon K000094105 Yes
Maguire, B. [23940] Suriname K000536881 Type Yes
Maguire, B. [23860] Suriname K000536880 Type Yes
Aridy, J. [338] Madagascar K001892152 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0