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Picrasma
Sign in to savePicrasma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Simaroubaceae, comprising six to nine species native to temperate to tropical regions of Asia, and tropical regions of the Americas. The species are shrubs and trees growing up to 20 m tall.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySimaroubaceae
General: ; a single species in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands: Picrasma
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 80
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, A, CAS, MICH, BRIT, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Indonesia, China, Thailand, India, Philippines, Nepal, Brasil
Research
148 papers- Genus Picrasma: A comprehensive review on its ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and bioactivities.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
- Alkaloids from Picrasma quassioides: An overview of their NMR data, biosynthetic pathways and pharmacological effects.Phytochemistry · 2022
- Pharmacological effects of Picrasma quassioides (D. Don) Benn for inflammation, cancer and neuroprotection (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021
- Progress in the study of chemical composition, biological activity, and its metabolism of the Picrasma quassioides.Heliyon · 2024
- Phytochemistry, Traditional Use and Pharmacological Activity of Picrasma quassioides: A Critical Reviews.Nutrients · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Simaroubaceae
- Image
- Picrasma quassioides.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Picrasma
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Picrasma
- Commons category
- Picrasma
- taxon common name
- 苦树属
- has fruit type
- drupe
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Selected species
- References
Picrasma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Simaroubaceae, comprising six to nine species native to temperate to tropical regions of Asia, and tropical regions of the Americas. The species are shrubs and trees growing up to 20 m tall.
==Selected species== Picrasma chinensis Picrasma crenata Picrasma excelsa Picrasma javanica Picrasma mexicana Picrasma quassioides
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