''Picrasma'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Simaroubaceae
The Simaroubaceae are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 20 ...
, comprising six to nine species native to temperate to tropical regions of
Asia
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, and tropical regions of the
Americas
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Along with th ...
. The species are
shrubs and
tree
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s growing up to 20 m tall.
[Flora of Pakistan]
''Picrasma''
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''Picrasma''
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Selected species
*'' Picrasma chinensis''
*'' Picrasma crenata''
*'' Picrasma excelsa''
*'' Picrasma javanica''
*'' Picrasma mexicana''
*''Picrasma quassioides
''Picrasma quassioides'' (picrasma; Chinese: 苦樹 ''ku shu'', Japanese: ニガキ ''nigaki'' "bitterwood"; also India quassia, quassia wood, shurni, quassia-wood, or quassiawood; syn. ''P. ailanthioides'') is a species of ''Picrasma'' native t ...
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References
Sapindales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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