
Simarouba glauca
A tall, straight-boled tree with finely fissured bark. The leaves are pinnately compound, dark, and shiny green above and gray below. The flowers are yellow to cream-colored, with five sepals in terminal clusters. The fruit turns from red to purple to black at maturity.
Wildlife – The seeds are attractive to a variety of birds, and much of the fruit is consumed before ripening.
This tree has been cultivated commercially as a source of oil.