Quassia-Wood

Quassia amara

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Botanical name
Quassia amara
Also known as
Bitterwood, Quassia, Quassia-Wood
Family
Simaroubaceae
Genus
Quassia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Quassia-Wood

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Quassia amara but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Quassia amara f. paniculata Quassia amara var. grandiflora Quassia amara var. paniculata Quassia pumila

Others in Quassia

Quassia arnhemensis

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