Family · Rosids

Simaroubaceae

Tree of heaven

Tropical to temperate trees and shrubs with intensely bitter quassinoid compounds; includes tree-of-heaven.

Accepted species: 127accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 20accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈49 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Ailanthus
Quassia
Simarouba

Genera

Homalolepis28 spp.
Castela21 spp.
Soulamea14 spp.
Picrasma12 spp.
Brucea9 spp.
Simaba8 spp.
Ailanthus6 spp.
Simarouba6 spp.
Samadera4 spp.
Eurycoma3 spp.
Hannoa2 spp.
Leitneria2 spp.
Odyendea2 spp.
Perriera2 spp.
Picrolemma2 spp.
Pierreodendron2 spp.
Gymnostemon1 spp.
Iridosma1 spp.
Nothospondias1 spp.
Quassia1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America64
Asia-Tropical19
Africa18
Northern America15
Pacific15
Asia-Temperate9
Australasia5

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Simaroubaceae sits in the order Sapindales.