Piscidia

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]

Piscidia
Piscidia piscipula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Piscidia
L., nom. cons.
Type species
Piscidia piscipula
(L.) Sarg.
Species[1]

7; see text

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Canizaresia Britton
  • Ichthyomethia P.Browne
  • Ichtyomethia Kuntze
  • Piscipula Loefl., nom. superfl.

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

References
  1. Piscidia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  4. "GRIN Species records of Piscidia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  • Media related to Piscidia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Piscidia at Wikispecies
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