Quassia amara

Common names: Bitter Quassia

Genus: Quassia

Species: Quassia amara

Class: Decandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Quassia

Modern Species: Quassia amara

Modern Family: Simaroubaceae

Plant Type: shrub

Color: "scarlet flowers"

Season: Greenhouse plant

Native Region: "A native of a warm climate."

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum