Simaroubaceae
Paradisetree
Simarouba glauca
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Genus
- Simarouba
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Paradisetree
- Kannada
- ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀತರು
- Marathi
- लक्ष्मीतरू
Synonyms
- Quassia glauca (DC.) Spreng.
- Simarouba glauca subsp. latifolia (Cronquist) A.Noa
- Simarouba glauca var. latifolia Cronquist
- Simarouba glauca var. typica Cronquist
- Simarouba medicinalis Endl.
- Simarouba officinalis DC.
- Simarouba officinalis Macfad.
- Simarouba officinalis f. glabra Krug & Urb.
Flowers
- In flower
- March (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Primejyothi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Prather, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kaden Slone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yann Kemper, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.