Quassia > Quassia amara > Quassia amara
Quassia amara
Bitterwood, Amargo Bark
Origin: Guiana, Northern Brazil, and Venezuela.
| Family |
| Simaroubaceae |
| Genus |
| Quassia |
| Species |
| amara |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 33.8 - 59 |
| Height |
| 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. |
| Habitat |
| An understory plant in rainforests and humid sites. |
| Leaf Description |
| Compound, alternate. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small drupe. |
| Colour Description |
| Flowers are red. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Suan Packkad Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seeds and cuttings. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Restores appetite, stimulates digestion, and treats various conditions such as fever, measles, malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, urinary tract disease, liver cirrhosis, alcoholism, diabetes, albuminuria, ulcers, and smallpox. |
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