Simaruba-bark
For culture, see Quassia (to which the genus is allied). S. amara (bitter). Bitter or Mountain Damson; Stavewood. fl. yellowish-white; petals spreading; panicle exceeded by leaves. May. l. oblong or lanceolate-oblong, mucronate, with a bluntish point, green on both sides; leaflets quite glabrous or pubescent beneath. h. (under cultivation) 10ft. West Indies, &c., 1789. (B. M. Pl. 56.) SYN. S. officinalis. S. officinalis (officinal). A synonym of S. amara.