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Quassia
Quassia
is a
genus
of
evergreen
tropical
Asian
trees
and
shrubs
(family
Simaroubaceae
), counting about 40
species
. Best known is
Bitterwood[?]
(
Quassia amara
), a tree up to 6 meters (20 feet) tall. Its
heartwood[?]
contains
quassiin[?]
, a bitter-tasting substance that was used in
medicine
.
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