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Simaroubaceae
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The Simaroubaceae, also known as the quassia family, are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 2007, greatly clarifying relationships within the family. Together with chemical characteristics such as the occurrence of petroselinic acid in Picrasma, in contrast to other members of the family such as Ailanthus, this indicates the existence of a subgroup in the family with Picrasma, Holacantha, and Castela.
OverviewAI-generated
Simaroubaceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Sapindales. The family is taxonomically accepted and consists of trees and shrubs characterized by bitter-tasting bark. It is also referred to by the common name bittervedfamilien.
Records for this family are documented across various institutions and regions. Occurrence data has been collected in Mexico, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, and Indonesia, with holdings at institutions including ECOSUR, CAS, US, NY, and UCONN. The family is the subject of 865 PubMed entries and has 542 references in other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
bittervedfamilien
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySimaroubaceae
General: Simaroubaceae are trees and shrubs with bitter-tasting bark
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 539
- With media
- 257
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, CAS, US, NY, UCONN, A
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Indonesia, Brasil, Gabon, Philippines
Research
865 papers- Brucea javanica derived exosome-like nanovesicles deliver miRNAs for cancer therapy.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2024
- Eurycoma longifolia (Jack) Improves Serum Total Testosterone in Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022
- Chemical constituents of plants from the genus Simaba (Simaroubaceae).Chemistry & biodiversity · 2011
- Tongkat Ali/Long Jack.Journal of primary health care · 2022
- Discovery of multi-target anti-gout agents from Eurycoma longifolia Jack through phenotypic screening and structural optimization.Nature communications · 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Excluded genera
- References
- External links
The Simaroubaceae, also known as the quassia family, are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 2007, greatly clarifying relationships within the family. Together with chemical characteristics such as the occurrence of petroselinic acid in Picrasma, in contrast to other members of the family such as Ailanthus, this indicates the existence of a subgroup in the family with Picrasma, Holacantha, and Castela.
The best-known species is the temperate Chinese tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima, which has become a cosmopolitan weed tree of urban areas and wildlands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Simaroubaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.