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Quassia amara

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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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Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Quassia amara 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
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Plantae, Taxa
Source Quassia amara (Wikidata)
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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.
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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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