Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitterwood or hombre grande, is a species of small evergreen shrub or tree in the family Simaroubaceae, native to Central and South America including Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and the Amazon basin countries. It grows up to 6 meters tall with distinctive red flowers and dark green leaves, and every part of the plant contains bitter compounds, chiefly quassin. It is used as a natural insecticide, as a flavoring agent such as in Angostura Bitters, and in traditional medicine for malaria, diabetes and parasitic infections. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Plantae, Taxa Source Quassia amara (Wikidata)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Belize, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Dominican Republic, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: El Salvador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guinea, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guyana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Honduras, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sao Tome and Principe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Suriname, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Vietnam, found in there.
Sources
1. Quassia amara (Wikipedia)
system (entity description states it plainly, diet)Quote, system (entity description states it plainly, diet)
It is used as a natural insecticide, as a flavoring agent such as in Angostura Bitters, and in traditional medicine for malaria, diabetes and parasitic infections.
View the Source 2. Quassia amara (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q135389 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q135389
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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