Picrasma excelsa

Picrasma excelsa
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Simaroubaceae
Genus:	Picrasma
Species:	P. excelsa
Binomial name
*Picrasma excelsa* (Sw.) Planch.
Synonyms^[2]
Aeschrion antillana (Eggers) Small Aeschrion excelsa (Sw.) Kuntze Aeschrion excelsa var. microcarpa Krug & Urb. Muenteria excelsa (Sw.) Walp. Picraena excelsa (Sw.) Lindl. Picrasma antillana (Eggers) Urb. Quassia excelsa Sw. Quassia pentandra Stokes Quassia polygama Linds. Rhus antillana Eggers Simarouba excelsa (Sw.) DC.

Picrasma excelsa is a species of Picrasma in the family Simaroubaceae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

1 2 Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Picrasma excelsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
↑ "Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 July 2013 – via The Plant List.

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