Botany: 18 genera; tropical; carpels only united by style; ovule with 1 locule; fruit a cluster of samaras or drupes.
Content: bitter triterpenoids; quassinoids; limonoids.
DD: Oxygen; Chlorine; Bromine; Iodine;
Silver series.
GeneraAilanthus; Amaroria; Brucea; Castela; Eurycoma; Gymnostemon; Hannoa; Iridosma; Laumoniera; Leitneria; Nothospondias; Odyendea; Perriera; Picrasma; Picrolemma; Pierreodendron; Quassia; Samadera; Simaba; Simarouba; Soulamea.
Plant theoryIn the
Plant theory Simaroubaceae is placed in
Phase 5,
Sapindales and
Subphase 6.
TaxonomySimaroubaceae is one of the Families in the
Sapindales in the
Apg3 classification.
Formerly several genera were included in
Simaroubaceae that are now transferred to other families:
Allantospermum to
IxonanthaceaeAlvaradoa and Picramnia to
PicramniaceaeDesbordesia, Irvingia and Klainedoxa to
IrvingiaceaeHarrisonia to
RutaceaeKirkia and Pleiokirkia to
KirkiaceaeRecchia to
Surianaceae.
Leitneria was formerly placed in its own family Leitneriaceae.