Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn.

 
  • Family : SIMAROUBACEAE
    (Quassia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HINGOT FAMILY (हिंगोट फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Simaroubaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rhus ailanthoides Bunge; Nima quassioides Buch.-Ham. ex A.Juss.; Picrasma ailanthoides (Bunge) Planch.; Picrasma japonica A.Gray; Picrasma quassioides var. dasycarpa (Kitag.) S.Z.Liou; Picrasma quassioides f. dasycarpa (Kitag.) Kitag.; Picrasma quassioides f. glabrescens (Pamp.) Kitag.; Simaba quassioides D.Don; Zwingera quassioides Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn.
  • Habit : Deciduous tree
  • Habitat : Mountainous mixed forests; 1400-3200 m.
  • Comments / notes : Wood contains the glucoside 'quassiin' which is valued medicinally.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Temperate East Asia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 93
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 24
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Picrasma quassioides. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

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