Piscidia L.

Piscidia (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae

Characteristics

Trees. Leaves imparipinnate, apparently estipulate; leaflets opposite, several. Panicles axillary, short; bracteoles elliptic, caducous. Flowers with the hypanthium subcampanulate or urceolate, the teeth minute; standard orbicular, the wing petals adhering to the keel petals, the latter obtuse; stamens 10, monadelphous, the vexil-lar filament free at the base, soon united with the others in a closed sheath; ovary sessile, pluriovulate, the style reflexed, the stigma minute, capitate. Fruits slender, the seminiferous area terete, with 4 membranous wings, the seeds several, oblong, black.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Piscidia unspecified picture

Distribution

Piscidia world distribution map, present in Panama and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331858-2
WFO ID wfo-4000029879
COL ID 6QVQ
BDTFX ID 100129
INPN ID 627987
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Synonyms

Piscidia Piscipula

Lower taxons

Piscidia grandifolia Piscidia havanensis Piscidia mollis Piscidia cubensis Piscidia ekmanii Piscidia piscipula Piscidia carthagenensis