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Simarouba glauca A.P. de Candolle var. latifolia Cronquist. Paradise Tree, Bitterwood. Phen: Feb-May. Hab: Hammocks. Dist: FL peninsula; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica); Central America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Var. glauca is apparently more restricted in distribution (mainly in Cuba) than var. latifolia. Var. glauca has leaflets mostly > 3× as long as wide, while var. latifolia has leaflets mostly < 3× as long as wide.

Synonymy : = K3, K4, WI, Cronquist (1944b); < Quassia simarouba L.f.; < Simarouba glauca DC. – Bah, Fl4, S, WH3; < Simaruba glauca DC. – S13, orthographic variant

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