Simarouba - The names

 

Simarouba amara Aubl.

Pistacia americana Mill., Quassia alatifolia Stokes, Quassia dioica P.J.Bergius, Quassia simaruba L.f., Quassia simarouba W.Wright, orth. var., Simarouba amara var. opaca Engl., Simarouba amara var. puberula Cuatrec., Simarouba amara var. typica Cronquist, not validly publ., Simarouba opaca (Engl.) Radlk. ex F.Boas 

ARABIC : خشب الكواسيا khashab alkawasya,  كواسيا سورينام kuasia surinam, كواسيا جمايك kuasya jamayk, خشب خشب الكواسيا khashab khashab alkawasia.

DUTCH : Soemaroeba, Soemaroepa.

ENGLISH : Bitter Damson (Jamaica), Boardwood, Maruba (Lesser Antilles), Mountain Damson (Jamaica), Stavewood tree.

FRENCH : Acajou blanc, Bois amer, Bois blanc, Maruba (Lesser Antilles), Simarouba amer, Simarouba médicinal. 

HINDI : सिमारौबा अमारा simaarauba amaara, लक्ष्मी तरु lakshmee taru.

MALAY : Marupa (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM : ലക്ഷ്മിതരു lakshmitharu, പാരഡൈസ് മരം paaradais maram.

PORTUGUESE : Arubá, Caixeta, Craíba, Marupá, Marupá-Verdadeiro, Simaruba, Tamanqueira, Tamaqueira.

RUSSIAN : Симаруба амара Simaruba amara.

SPANISH :  Aceituna, Aceituno, Chiriguaná, Chiriuana, Chuña-Chuña, Cuña, Maruba, Marupa, Palo Períco, Papelillo, Simaruba, Simaruba amarga, Simarupa.

In the not so distant past some authors have considered Simarouba amara Aubl. and Simarouba glauca DC. as distinct, others thought that they were synonyms. As a consequence common names are not specific to any Simarouba. Depending which author or reference is consulted some names will apply to one or the other species as well as other species from genera such as Quassia.

Simarouba antisyphiliticaMart. ex Engl. ->  Simarouba versicolor A.St.-Hil.

Simarouba berteroana Krug & Urb.

ENGLISH :  Hispaniola simarouba.

FRENCH :  Bois frêne, Frêne étranger (Haiti), Olivo (Haiti), Simarouba d'Hispaniola.

SPANISH :  Aceituna, Daguilla, Juan primero (Dom. Rep.), Olivio (Dom. Rep.). 

Simarouba excelsa (Sw.) DC. -> Picrasma excelsa (Sw.) Planch.

Simarouba glauca DC.

Quassia glauca (DC.) Steud., Quassia simarouba L.f., Quassia simarouba W.Wright , Simarouba glauca var. typica Cronquist, not validly publ., Simarouba glauca var. latifolia Cronquist, Simarouba glauca subsp. latifolia (Cronquist) A.Noa, Simarouba medicinalis Endl., Simarouba officinalis Macfad. , nom. illeg., Simarouba officinalis DC., Simarouba officinalis f. glabra Krug & Urb. 

ENGLISH : Bitter ash, Bitterwood, Bitter damson (Jamaica), Boarwood, Dysentery bark (Belize), Mountain damson (Jamaica), Paradise tree (Bahamas), Princess tree (Puerto Rico), Stavewood.

FRENCH : Acajou blanc, Bois amer, Bois blanc, Bois frêne (Haiti), Bois négresse (Haiti), Frêne (Haiti), Quinquina d'Europe (Haiti), Simarouba glauque.

HINDI : लक्ष्मीतरू lakshmeetaroo.

KANNADA : ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀತರು Lakṣmītaru, ಸಿಮರೂಬಾ Simarūbā.

MALAYALAM : പാരഡൈസ് മരം paaradais maram.

MARATHI : लक्ष्मीतरू Lakṣmitārū.

PORTUGUESE :  Caixeta, Marupá, Marupaúba, Parahyba, Paraíba, Pau parahyba, Tamanqueira. 

RUSSIAN : Симаруба лекарственная Simaruba lekarstvennaya, Симаруба сизая Simaruba sizaya. 

SPANISH :  Aceitillo, Aceituna (Belize), Aceituno (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico), Aceituno negrito, Cedro amargo, Cedro blanco, Daguilla (Dom. Rep.), Daguillo (Dom. Rep.), Gavilán (Cuba), Guitarro, Gusano, Jocote, Jocote de mico (Guatemala), Juan primero (Dom. Rep.), Jucumico (Guatemala), Laguilla (Dom. Rep.), Laguilla olivio (Dom. Rep.), Malacacheta, Marouba, Maruba, Marupa (Honduras), Negrito (Nicaragua), Olivo (Costa Rica), Olivo amargo, Pa'asaak'il (Maya - Mexico), Paljul'te (Maya - Mexico), Palmito  (Dom. Rep.), Palo amargo (Dom. Rep.), Palo blanco (Cuba), Pasa'ak (Mexico), Pasac (Guatemala), Pasaque, Pazaque, Pluma de perico (Cuba), Quassia amarga  (Dom. Rep.), Rabo de lagarto blanco (Mexico), Roblecillo (Cuba), Simaruba (Cuba), Talchocote (Nicaragua), X-pasak'il (Maya - Mexico), Xpa'saak' (Maya - Mexico), Zapatero (Guatemala).

In the not so distant past some authors have considered Simarouba amara Aubl. and Simarouba glauca DC. as distinct, others thought that they were synonyms. As a consequence common names are not specific to any Simarouba. Depending which author or reference is consulted some names will apply to one or the other species as well as other species from genera such as Quassia.

Simarouba laevis Griseb.

Quassia laevis (Griseb.) Noot. 

ENGLISH :  Cuban simarouba, Smooth simarouba.

FRENCH :  Simarouba glabre.

SPANISH : Cuaba blanca (Cuba), Gavilán (Cuba).

Simarouba medicinalis Endl. ->  Simarouba glauca DC.

Simarouba officinalis DC. ->  Simarouba glauca DC.

Simarouba tulae Urb.

Quassia tulae (Urb.) Noot. 

ENGLISH :  Puerto Rico simarouba, Tula simarouba.

FRENCH :  Simarouba de Tula.

SPANISH :  Aceitillo, Aceitillo cimarrón, Aceitillo falso (Puerto Rico).

Simarouba versicolor A.St.-Hil.

Quassia versicolor (A.St.-Hil.) Spreng., Simarouba antisyphilitica Mart. ex Engl., Simarouba versicolor var. angustifolia Engl., Simarouba versicolor var. pallida Engl., Simarouba versicolor var. typica Cronquist, not validly publ.

ENGLISH :  Tomentose-leaved simarouba. 

PORTUGUESE : Caixeta  (Brazil), Mata-cachorro  (Brazil), Mata-menino  (Brazil), Paraíba  (Brazil), Pau-de-perdiz  (Brazil), Pau-paraíba (Brazil).