Picramniaceae
Florida bitterbush
Picramnia pentandra
- Family
- Picramniaceae
- Genus
- Picramnia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 美洲苦木
- English
- Florida bitterbush
- gor
- Buah Takuti
- Haitian Creole
- Bwa montay
Synonyms
- Picramnia antidesmoides Griseb.
- Picramnia cubensis Turcz.
- Picramnia micrantha Tul.
- Picramnia oblongifolia Turcz.
- Tariri pentandra (Sw.) Baill.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.