Picrasma crenata

Pau-amargo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Picrasma
Species: P. crenata
Binomial name
Picrasma crenata
(Vell.) Engl.
Synonyms

Picraena palo-amargo (Speg.) Speg.
= Picrasma palo-amargo Speg.
= Picraena vellozii (Planch.) Engl.
= Picrasma vellozii Planch.

Picrasma crenata, the pau-amargo, pau-tenente or tenente-josé, is a tree species that belongs to the family Simaroubaceae. It occurs in Brazil (in Atlantic Forest), in the regions Nordeste (in Bahia state), Sudeste (in Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states) and Sul (in Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Pirani, J.R., Wayt Thomas 2010. Simaroubaceae in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/FB001301).