Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Simarouba glauca

paradise tree, bitterwood
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Dick Diener

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

paradise tree, bitterwood

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Simarouba glauca

Familia:

Simaroubaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Tree

Tamaño:

30–50 ft tall by up–30 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

purple

Fenología:

Evergreen. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in summer

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree.

Consideraciones:

As the tree matures its roots, which are close to the surface, can become a hazard to paved surfaces by causing upheaval. Frost sensitive, do not plant north of its range. Drops smaller branches when exposed to high winds (this is its protection mechanism for surviving hurricanes, but a bit on the messy side.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed. Plant when fresh.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Broadly tolerant

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Pollinated by bees.

Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal hammocks extending up the coast to mid-peninsula in coastal hammocks

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D, C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Paradisetree [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Simaglau ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Plants for a Future. (Undated). Simarouba glauca , Paradise Tree. ( https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Simarouba+glauca ). Accessed 2026. Plants for a Future, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, UK.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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