Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Palo Blanco, Palo Blanco Duro
Description
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Physical Description
Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing
Biology
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Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rosanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Leguminosae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Genus:
Piscidia
()
- Linnaeus, 1759, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
mollis
- Rose
- Botanical name: - Piscidia mollis Rose
- Specific epithet:
mollis
- Rose
- Genus:
Piscidia
(
- Family:
Leguminosae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Rosanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Ichthyomethia mollis (Rose) S. F. Blake • Ichthyomethia mollis (Rose)s. F. Blake
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Not climbing, Conservation
Status: Not Threatened,
Habit: Tree
, Lifespan: Perennial
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Piscidia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
P. carthagenensis (Arepo) · P. grandifolia (Cahirrica Prieta) · P. grandifolia var. glabrescens (Cahuirrica Prieta) · P. mollis (Palo Blanco) · P. piscipula (Bois Ivrant)
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin / Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington: G.P.O., 1901-1971. url p. 104, p. 106, p. 301, p. 302, p. 98.
- Bulletin of miscellaneous information /Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1923 London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1900-1941. url p. 346.
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1 1890-1895 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 185, p. 423, p. 511, p. 98.
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Washington [etc., Washington Academy of Sciences] url p. 242, p. 246.
- Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 494.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 289.
- The Bradley bibliography; a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the world published before the beginning of the twentieth century; Cambridge, Riverside Press, 1911-18. url p. 377.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes
- ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
- Lewis GP, 1994/1995 (from ILDIS).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2866118
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-9295
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:199976-2
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 431072
