Simarouba glauca DC. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Simarouba

Family:

Simaroubaceae

Nomen number:

33957

Place of publication:

Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17:242. 1811

Verified:

11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Janick, J. & J. E. Simmon, eds. 1993. New crops 146.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
Nooteboom, H. P. 1962. Generic delimitation in Simaroubaceae tribus Simaroubeae and a conspectus of the genus Quassia L. Blumea 11:525. Note: = Quassia simarouba L. f.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: = Sinapis amara Aubl.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

English
bitterwood –
dysentery-bark –
paradise-tree –
Spanish
aceituno –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico		s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=606
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=606)]
REGION: Mexico (s.)

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	potential as oil/fat		Janick, J. & J. E. Simmon, eds. 1993. New crops 146.
Materials	wood	timber	Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicines	source of glaucarubin		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	source of glaucarubin		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines	source of glaucarubin		Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)

Taxon: Simarouba glauca DC.