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nigaki

Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn.
nigaki
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Picrasma quassioides (D.Don) Benn. is a species of the Simaroubaceae family, commonly known as nigaki. It is native to temperate regions of southern Asia, including parts of Pakistan, the Himalaya, and East Asia, from southern, central, and eastern China to Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.

Description

This species is distributed across TW, Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya. It is a woody plant within the genus Picrasma and is distinguished by its specific morphological characteristics, including leaf arrangement and vascular bundle structure.

Other common names

shurninigaki

Distribution

TW · Assam · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · Hainan · Japan · Korea · Manchuria · Nansei-shoto · Nepal · Taiwan · Tibet · West Himalaya

Synonyms

Nima quassioidesRhus ailanthoidesZwingera quassioidesPicrasma japonicaPicrasma ailanthoidesSimaba quassioidesPicrasma quassioides var. quassioidesPicrasma quassioides f. glabrescensPicrasma quassioides f. dasycarpaPicrasma quassioides var. dasycarpaPicrasma ailanthoides var. dasycarpaPicrasma quassioides var. glabrescens

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