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Taxon:
Piscidia piscipula
(L.) Sarg.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Piscidia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
28636
Place of publication:
Gard. & Forest 4:436. 1891
Verified:
03/18/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Erythrina piscipula
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ichthyomethia piscipula
(L.) Hitchc.
Piscidia erythrina
L.
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Delgado-Montoya, J. L. & E. Parado-Tejada.
1989. Potential multipurpose agroforestry crops identified for the Mexican tropics. In: G. E. Wickens et al., New crops for food and industry. New crops for food and industry 166-173.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rudd, V. E.
1969. A synopsis of the genus
Piscidia
(Leguminosae). Phytologia 18:486.
URL:
http://www.phytologia.org/
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
fish-poison-tree –
Reference(s)
Jamaica-dogwood –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida (s.)]
REGION:
Mexico
(s.)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Guatemala
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Fuels
charcoal
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Medicines
folklore
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons
fish
active compound "piscidin"
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Name
References