Pisonia
| Pisonia | |
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| Pisonia brunoniana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Pisonieae |
| Genus: | Pisonia L.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pisonia aculeata L.[2] | |
| Species | |
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Pisonia is a genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. It was named for Dutch physician and naturalist Willem Piso (1611-1678).[3] Certain species in this genus are known as catchbirdtrees, birdcatcher trees or birdlime trees because their sticky seeds reportedly trap small birds. Such sticky seeds are postulated to be an evolutionary feature of some island species for adherence of their seeds to birds; thereby facilitating dispersal of seeds between islands. These include P. brunoniana of Australasia and Polynesia and P. umbellifera, which is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
Species
- Pisonia aculeata L. – Pullback (pantropical)[4]
- Pisonia alba Span.
- Pisonia albida (Heimerl) Britton ex Standl. – Corcho Bobo
- Pisonia brunoniana Endl. – Australasian Catchbirdtree (Australasia and Polynesia)
- Pisonia capitata (S.Watson) Standl. – Mexican Devil's-Claws
- Pisonia donnell-smithii Heimerl ex Standl. (El Salvador, Guatemala)
- Pisonia ekmani Heimerl (Cuba)
- Pisonia excelsa Blume
- Pisonia floridana Britt. ex Small – Rock Key Devil's-Claws
- Pisonia graciliscens (Heimerl) Stenmerik (French Polynesia)
- Pisonia grandis R.Br. – Grand Devil's-Claws (Indo-Pacific)
- Pisonia notundata Griseb.
- Pisonia rotundata Griseb. – Smooth Devil's-Claws
- Pisonia sandwicensis Hillebr. – Āulu (Hawaii)[5]
- Pisonia sechellarum F.Friedmann (Seychelles)
- Pisonia siphonocarpa (Heimerl) Stenmerik (French Polynesia)
- Pisonia subcordata Sw. – Water Mampoo
- Pisonia umbellifera (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Seem. – Umbrella Catchbirdtree (Indo-Pacific)
- Pisonia wagneriana Fosberg – Kauaʻi Catchbirdtree, Pāpala kēpau (island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii)
- Pisonia zapallo Griseb.[6][7]
Formerly placed here
- Guapira discolor (Spreng.) Little (as P. discolor Spreng.)[7]
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References
- ↑ "Genus: Pisonia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ "Pisonia L.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology 3. p. 2083. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
- ↑ "Pisonia aculeata L. pull-back-and-hold" (PDF). International Institute of Tropical Forestry. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Āulu" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- ↑ "Pisonia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species records of Pisonia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
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