Type genus of Simaroubaceae

• Tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark

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Simarouba is a genus of trees and shrubs in the Simaroubaceae family, native to the neotropics . It has been grouped in the subtribe Simaroubina along with the Simaba and Quassia genera. They have compound leaves , with between 1 and 12 pairs of alternate ...