''Picrasma'' is a genus of

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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 200 ...

, comprising six to nine species native to temperate to tropical regions of

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, and tropical regions of the

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. The species are

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s and

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s growing up to 20 m tall.Flora of Pakistan
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Selected species

*'' Picrasma chinensis'' *''

Picrasma crenata ''Picrasma crenata'', the ''pau-amargo'', ''pau-tenente'' or ''tenente-josé'', is a tree species that belongs to the family Simaroubaceae. It occurs in Brazil (in Atlantic Forest), in the regions Nordeste (in Bahia state), Sudeste (in Minas Ge ...

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Picrasma excelsa ''Picrasma excelsa'' is a species of ''Picrasma'' in the family Simaroubaceae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss. Reference ...

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Picrasma javanica ''Picrasma javanica'' is a tree in the family Simaroubaceae. The specific name (botany), specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "of Java". Description ''Picrasma javanica'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is dar ...

'' *'' Picrasma mexicana'' *''

Picrasma quassioides ''Picrasma quassioides'' (picrasma; Chinese language, Chinese: 苦樹 ''ku shu'', Japanese language, Japanese: ニガキ ''nigaki'' "bitterwood"; also India quassia, quassia wood, shurni, quassia-wood, or quassiawood; syn. ''P. ailanthioides'') i ...

References

Sapindales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{sapindales-stub