Piscidia piscipula

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Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Erythrina piscipula L.
2. Ichthyomethia communis S.F.Blake
3. Ichthyomethia piscipula (L.)Hitchc.
4. Ichthyomethia piscipula var. typica Stehle & L.Quentin
5. Piscidia erythrina L.
6. Piscidia inebrians Medik.
7. Piscidia toxicaria Salisb.
8. Robinia alata Mill.

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication: Gard. & Forest 4:436. 1891

Name verified on 18-Mar-1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994

Physical Description

Family Fabaceae:

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants, numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate, nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple. The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual, actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes, spikes, or heads. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united, sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate, comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells, and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae:

Mostly herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple. Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous), not showy. Pollen released in monads. Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing

Distribution

Range and Population

Native: .

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Piscidia:

There are approximately 14 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: P. acutata · P. carthagenensis (Arepo) · P. carthaginensis · P. corallodendrum · P. cubensis · P. ekmanii · P. grandifolia (Cahirrica Prieta) · P. grandifolia var. gentryi · P. grandifolia var. glabrescens · P. grandifolia var. glabresces · P. grandifolia var. grandifolia · P. havanensis · P. mollis (Palo Blanco) · P. piscipula (Bois Ivrant)

Bibliography

• Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica. (F Jam)
• Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. (F Bahamas)
• Delgado-Montoya, J. L. & E. Parado-Tejada. 1989. New crops for food and industry. (New Crops Food Ind) 166–173.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. (Ency CNatIn)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
• McGuffin, M. et al., eds. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
• Rudd, V. E. 1969. Phytologia 18:486.
• Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. (Dict Econ Pl)
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora. (Eur Gard F)
• Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)

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Notes

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 5 providers.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• Lewis GP, 1994/1995 (from ILDIS).
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 28, 2008)

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Banco Nacional de Germoplasma Vegetal, México (BANGEV, UACH)
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-BAJÍO)
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium Darwin Core format
• GBIF-Spain: Jardín Botánico de Córdoba: Herbarium COA
• GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico (Madrid), Vascular Plant Herbarium (MA)
• Missouri Botanical Garden
• USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 26865
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 183062
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1159852-2
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PIER
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 42537