Simaroubaceae

Aceitillo falso

Simarouba tulae Urb.

Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Simarouba

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Aceitillo falso (Simarouba tulae) — Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Aceitillo falso

Synonyms

Quassia tulae (Urb.) Noot.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.