Piscidia

Piscidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Millettieae
Genus:	Piscidia; L.
Type species
	Piscidia piscipula; (L.) Sarg.
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Canizaresia Britton; Ichthyomethia P.Browne; Ichtyomethia Kuntze; Piscipula Loefl.;

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

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "GRIN Species records of Piscidia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-16.

External links

Media related to Piscidia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Piscidia at Wikispecies

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[GRIN-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.

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

[GRINSpecies-3] "GRIN Species records of Piscidia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-16.

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