Mazhar Botanic Garden

Quassia amara Linn.

Amargo- Hombre Grande

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001274
Common name: Amargo- Hombre Grande
English name: Bitterwood- Surinam quassia
Arabic name: كاسيا امارا
Native: S, America. Guiana. Northern Brazil and Venezuela
Country: Brazil South America
(PGR): Very rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree, grow 2-8 m tall leaves compound with a winged rachis, leaflets 3-5 flowers red outside, white inside fruit drupe, small, black 1-2 cm long

ornamental. Traditionally medicine. Insecticide. used industry as a bitter additive.

Quassia pumila ARich Hemsl

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Texture: Clay Heavy clay Loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, stem cuttings- air-layering
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.5

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