Quassia Amara

Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitter-wood,is a species in the genus Quassia, with some botanists treating it as the sole species in the genus .Quassia amara is used as insecticide, in traditional medicine and as additive in the food industry. Growth Form :-Shrub or small, evergreen tree, able to grow up to about 2 - 3 m tall. Foliage :-Pinnately compound leaves typically consist of 3 - 5 elliptic leaflets with entire leaf margin and distinct drip tip. The rachis or leaf stalk connecting the leaflets is winged. Flowers:- Bright red, tubular flowers are rounded at the base with a sharply pointed tip. They open slightly at the tip to reveal yellow anthers (pollen-bearing structures). The inflorescence is known as a raceme and it is borne on a red stalk. Flowering: Sept-feb . Fruits:- Each flower produces up to 5 reddish brown, ellipsoid fruits that eventually turn black. Fruits are single-seeded and united at the base. Cultivation :-This species should be planted in fer

PLANT SIZE : 30- 35 cm tall

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