Picrasma crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Picrasma
Species:
P. crenata
Binomial name
Picrasma crenata
Synonyms[1]
  • Aeschrion crenata Vell.
  • Picraena palo-amargo Speg.
  • Picrasma palo-amargo Speg.
  • Thevetia pinnata Vell.

Picrasma crenata, the pau-amargo, pau-tenente or tenente-josé,[2] is a tree species in the family Simaroubaceae, native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.[1] In Brazil, it grows in the Atlantic Forest in the regions of 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).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Picrasma crenata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Picrasma crenata" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. ↑ 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%5B%5D).


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