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Simaroubaceae

Cheskeam

Samadera indica Gaertn.

Family
Simaroubaceae
Genus
Samadera

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Cheskeam: Quassia indica
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Common names

By language (6)
Burmese
ကသီးပန်း
Chinese
印度苦楠, 印度紅雀椿, 印度红雀椿
Czech
Hořkoň indická
English
Cheskeam
Malayalam
കരിങ്ങോട്ട
pam
Manunggal

Synonyms

  • Locandi glandulifera (C.Presl) Pierre
  • Locandi indica (Gaertn.) Kuntze
  • Locandi lucida (Wall.) Kuntze
  • Locandi madagascariensis (A.Juss.) Kuntze
  • Locandi mekongensis Pierre
  • Locandi merguensis Pierre
  • Locandi pendula (Blanco) Pierre
  • Manungala pendula Blanco
  • Niota commersonii Pers.
  • Niota lamarkiana Blume
  • Niota lucida Wall.
  • Niota pendula Sm.
  • Niota pentapetala Poir.
  • Niota tetrapetala Poir.
  • Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Noot.
  • Quassia indica var. lucida (Wall.) Blatt.
  • Quassia indica var. papuava Lauterb.
  • Samadera brevipetala Scheff.
  • Samadera glandulifera C.Presl
  • Samadera indica var. brevipetala (Scheff.) Backer
  • Samadera indica var. lucida (Wall.) Kurz
  • Samadera lucida (Wall.) Voigt
  • Samadera madagascariensis A.Juss.
  • Samadera mekongensis (Pierre) Engl.
  • Samadera pentapetala (Poir.) G.Don
  • Samadera tetrapetala (Poir.) G.Don
  • Simaba indica (Gaertn.) Baill.
  • Vitmannia elliptica Vahl
  • Vitmannia lucida (Wall.) Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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.