Quassia

E588785
plant genus taxon

Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Quassia amara 1
Quisqualis 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Simaroubaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
bitterCompoundsLocatedIn bark ⓘ
wood ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
containsCompound bitter principles ⓘ
neoquassin ⓘ
quassin ⓘ
eponymDescription named for Graman Quassi, an 18th-century Surinamese healer ⓘ
family Simaroubaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBiologicalActivity anthelmintic ⓘ
antifeedant ⓘ
insecticidal ⓘ
hasCharacteristic produces intensely bitter compounds ⓘ
hasPart Quassia amara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quassia indica NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTaste extremely bitter ⓘ
hasUse anthelmintic ⓘ
digestive tonic ⓘ
flavoring agent ⓘ
natural insecticide ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ
isA tropical flowering plant genus ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
namedAfter Quassi NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo tropical regions of Africa ⓘ
tropical regions of Asia ⓘ
tropical regions of the Americas ⓘ
order Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
preparationForm decoction ⓘ
extract ⓘ
tincture ⓘ
reproduction flowering plant sexual reproduction ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
traditionalUse treatment of digestive disorders ⓘ
treatment of intestinal worms ⓘ
treatment of loss of appetite ⓘ
usedAs appetite stimulant ⓘ
botanical insecticide ⓘ
herbal remedy ⓘ
stomachic ⓘ
usedFor control of aphids ⓘ
control of caterpillars ⓘ
control of garden pests ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Simaroubaceae → containsTaxon → Quassia ⓘ
Simaroubaceae → notableSpecies → Quassia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quassia amara
Combretaceae → containsTaxon → Quassia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quisqualis