-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Soapberries, Cashews, Mahoganies, and Allies (Order Sapindales)

-Quassia Family (Family Simaroubaceae)

-Genus Quassia

-Quassia amara

The genus Quassia belongs to the Simaroubaceae family and consists of small trees and shrubs known for their intensely bitter bark and wood. Native to tropical regions of the Americas, species of Quassia are valued for their medicinal properties, insecticidal uses, and timber.