Piscidia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Millettieae
Genus: Piscidia
Species: P. carthagenensis – P. cubensis – P. ekmanii – P. grandifolia – P. havanensis – P. mollis – P. piscipula
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Piscidia L.

Type species: Piscidia erythrina L.

Synonyms

Canizaresia Britton
Ichthyomethia P.Browne
Piscipula Loefl.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Mexico to Southern America
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into:

Hawaii

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 10, 2: 1155

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Piscidia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Piscidia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 07 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Piscidia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 07.
Hassler, M. 2021. Piscidia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 07. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Piscidia is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae.[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.[2]

Selected species

Piscidia carthagenensis Jacq.
Piscidia grandifolia (Donn.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.
Piscidia mollis Rose
Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg.[3]

Formerly placed here

Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. (as P. punicea Cav.)[3]

References

"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.
Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
"GRIN Species records of Piscidia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-16.