Piscidia
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Piscidia is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the family Fabaceae.[2] It includes seven species of trees, and rarely shrubs, native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico and Florida through Central America and the Caribbean to Venezuela and Peru. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, and bushland, often on rocky hills, with some species restricted to limestone substrates.[1]
The generic name is derived from the Latin words piscis, meaning "fish," and caedo, meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts from the plant to poison fish.[3]
Species
Seven species are accepted:[1]
- Piscidia carthagenensis Jacq.
- Piscidia cubensis Urb.
- Piscidia ekmanii Rudd
- Piscidia grandifolia (Donn.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.
- Piscidia havanensis (Britton & P.Wilson) Urb. & Ekman
- Piscidia mollis Rose
- Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg.
Formerly placed here
- Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. (as P. punicea Cav.)[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d Piscidia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Taxon: Piscidia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GRIN Species records of Piscidia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
External links
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