Quassia amara L.

PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Quassia amara L
SIMAROUBACEAE
KAUAI Koloa District
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden;
Bamboo Bride area below Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area, E bank
of Lawai Stream. Cultivated.
Small tree 2 m, new leaves reddish-green w red costa &
veins. Infl. axes red, flowers bright scarlet. Fruits w red receptacle,
carpels green-red, 1-seeded. NTBG 050007.001, ex Hart Waimea
Arboretum.
Lat/Long: 21.901756, -159.506287
Elevation: 25 m
David H. Lorence 10330	14	JUN	2012
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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