Piscidia

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]

Piscidia
Piscidia piscipula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Genus:
Piscidia

Type species
Piscidia piscipula
(L.) Sarg.
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Canizaresia Britton
  • Ichthyomethia P.Browne
  • Ichtyomethia Kuntze
  • Piscipula Loefl.

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

Formerly placed here

References
  1. "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.
  2. Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  3. "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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