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Picrasma
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Araucaria humboldtensis
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Araucaria sect. Araucaria
Araucaria sect. Araucaria is a botanical section of evergreen conifers native to South America. It …
Araucaria
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Araucaria araucana
The Araucaria araucana is a striking evergreen conifer native to the Andean slopes of Chile …
Araucaria hunsteinii
Araucaria hunsteinii, commonly known as the Klinki pine, is a massive evergreen conifer endemic to …
Araucaria heterophylla
Araucaria heterophylla, commonly known as the Norfolk Island pine, is a majestic coniferous tree native …
Agathis lanceolata
A towering, vulnerable coniferous tree species endemic to the dense rainforests of New Caledonia.
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Quassia indica
An evergreen mangrove and riverbank tree of tropical Asia and Africa, valued for its medicinal bark and bitter oils.
Quassia
Quassia is a tropical plant genus in the family Simaroubaceae, famous for Quassia amara, which contains some of the bitterest …
Quassia sanguinea
A rare tropical understory plant species native to Cameroon and Nigeria.
Quassia amara
Quassia amara, commonly known as amargo or bitterwood, is a tropical shrub native to the Neotropics. Famous for containing quassin, …
Brucea
Brucea is a genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae, native to tropical Africa, Asia, and …
Brucea antidysenterica
A tropical African shrub or small tree widely known for its traditional medicinal uses against dysentery and its highly toxic …
Brucea javanica
A bitter, medicinal shrub native to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, valued for its bioactive quassinoids.
Simarouba
A genus of neotropical trees and shrubs famous for their lightweight timber and therapeutic bark.
Simarouba tulae
An evergreen tree endemic to Puerto Rico, known for its glossy compound leaves and small red flowers.
Simarouba amara
Simarouba amara, known as the Paradise Tree, is a fast-growing, light-demanding canopy tree native to Central and South America. It …
Simarouba versicolor
A native Brazilian tree widely known for its medicinal bark and presence in the Cerrado.
Simarouba glauca
An evergreen tropical tree famous for its glossy green foliage, bitter wood, and oil-rich seeds.
Picrasma
A genus of deciduous trees and shrubs known for their extremely bitter bark and medicinal uses.
Picrasma quassioides
A deciduous temperate tree native to East Asia, famous for its bitter bark and medicinal applications.
Picrasma excelsa
Picrasma excelsa, commonly known as bitterwood or Jamaican quassia, is a vulnerable tree native to the Caribbean, famous for containing …
