Quassia amara L. belongs to the Simaroubaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Quassia amara--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 251.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Simaroubaceae
Genus
Quassia
Specific Epithet
amara
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#109,008 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.851200, -0.172960
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Australia, Queensland (Cairns Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Main entrance is off Collins Ave., Cairns
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Cameroon, Southwest, Antsiranana (Limbe, Limbe Botanic Garden)
4.018898, 9.197624
Location Remarks
City of Limbe
Collectors
