Picrasma crenata
{{Short description|Species of tree}}
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| image = Picrasma crenata 316074998.jpg
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| genus = Picrasma
| species = crenata
| authority = (Vell.) Engl.{{cite POWO | title = Picrasma crenata | id = 195994-2 | access-date = 20 December 2023}}
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{{Species list
| Aeschrion crenata | Vell.
| Picraena palo-amargo | Speg.
| Picrasma palo-amargo | Speg.
| Thevetia pinnata | Vell.
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Picrasma crenata, the {{lang|pt|pau-amargo}}, {{lang|pt|pau-tenente}} or {{lang|pt|tenente-josé}},{{EOL | 5310444 | Picrasma crenata}} is a tree species in the family Simaroubaceae, native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. In Brazil, it grows in the Atlantic Forest in the regions of Nordeste (in Bahia state), Sudeste (in Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states) and Sul (in Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states).Pirani, J.R., Wayt Thomas 2010. Simaroubaceae in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/FB001301{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}).