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.

Descriptions

Simaroubaceae, Brian Stannard. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2000

Morphology General Habit
Trees or shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves pari- or imparipinnate or simple; leaflets usually with pitted glands in the upper (and sometimes lower) surface; nerves usually impressed or obscure when dry; rachis winged or terete
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a terminal or axillary raceme, panicle, thyrse or umbel
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 4–6-merous, uni- or bisexual or polygamous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx usually lobed or more rarely closed in bud and rupturing irregularly
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals imbricate or contorted in bud
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with an adaxial, usually hairy, scale having a free tip
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
Disc annular to subcylindrical, very variable in size, sometimes partially enveloping the ovary
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary of 4–6 carpels, carpels free or coherent; style 1 or styles coherent; stigmas stellately spreading or one single slightly lobed or capitate stigma
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits 1–6 from each flower, drupaceous or woody, often compressed, bicarinate or not, sometimes very large.
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Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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