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Soulamea amara is a plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is native to maritime Southeast Asia and some islands of the western Pacific.
Soulamea amara is native to Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu. Its habitat is on or near beaches and coral reefs.
The fruit and roots of Soulamea amara are used locally in traditional medicine to treat some digestive, respiratory and skin conditions. The bitterness of the fruit can be used to induce vomiting.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Soulamea amara by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
