Pisonia
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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).[1] Certain species in this genus are known as catchbirdtrees, birdcatcher trees or birdlime trees because they catch birds.[2] The sticky seeds are postulated to be an adaptation of some island species that ensures the dispersal of seeds between islands by attaching them to birds, and also allows the enriching of coralline sands. (Should a fledgling fall to the ground, become entangled in the Pisonia's sticky seeds, and be unable to free itself, then it will starve, and so enrich the soil within the tree's rootzone.[2]) These island species include P. brunoniana of Australasia and Polynesia and P. umbellifera, which is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
Species
27 species are accepted.[3]
- Pisonia aculeata L. – pullback (pantropical)[4]
- Pisonia albida (Heimerl) Britton ex Standl. – corcho bobo
- Pisonia ambigua HeimerlScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia byrsonimifolia Heimerl & EkmanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia calafia León de la Luz & R.A.LevinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia capitata (S.Watson) Standl. – Mexican devil's-claws
- Pisonia costata (Bojer) ChoisyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia donnellsmithii Heimerl ex Standl. (El Salvador, Guatemala)
- Pisonia ekmani Heimerl (Cuba)
- Pisonia flavescens Standl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia floribunda Hook. f. – pega pega (Galápagos Islands)
- Pisonia grandis R.Br. – grand devil's-claws (Indo-Pacific)
- Pisonia horneae Trejo & CaraballoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (named after Frances W. Horne, 1873–1967)[5] (Puerto Rico, Northern Karst and the Sierra de Cayey)
- Pisonia indecora HeimerlScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia jamaicensis Proctor ex Caraballo, K.Campbell & S.J.CrossScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia macranthocarpa (Donn.Sm.) Donn.Sm.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia margaretiae ProctorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia ochracea HeimerlScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia petenensis LundellScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia petiolaris Heimerl & EkmanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia proctorii LundellScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia roqueae Trejo & CaraballoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (named after Ana Roqué de Duprey, 1853–1933)[5] (Puerto Rico, Central Mountain Range and the Luquillo Mountains)
- Pisonia rotundata Griseb. – smooth devil's-claws
- Pisonia silvatica Standl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia subcordata Sw. – water mampoo
- Pisonia taina TrejoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pisonia zapallo Griseb.[6][7]
Formerly placed here
- Ceodes brunoniana (Endl.) Skottsb. (as P. brunoniana Endl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) – Australasian catchbirdtree (Australasia and Polynesia)
- Ceodes gracilescens (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & CaraballoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (as P. gracilescens (Heimerl) StenmerikScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) – (Society Islands)
- Ceodes sechellarum (F.Friedmann) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo (as P. sechellarum F.FriedmannScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) – (Seychelles and Mayotte)
- Ceodes taitensis (Heimerl) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo (as P. taitensis (Heimerl) F.Friedmann ex J.FlorenceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and P. siphonocarpa (Heimerl) StemmScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) – (French Polynesia)
- Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (as P. umbellifera (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Seem.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) – umbrella catchbirdtree (Indo-Pacific)
- Ceodes wagneriana (Fosberg) E.F.S.Rossetto & Caraballo (as P. wagneriana FosbergScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) – Kauaʻi catchbirdtree, pāpala kēpau (island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii)
- Guapira discolor (Spreng.) Little (as P. discolor Spreng.[7] and P. floridana Britt. ex Small) – Rock Key devil's-claws
- Rockia sandwicensis Heimerl (as P. sandwicensis Hillebr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)[8]
Gallery
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Pisonia grandis in Hyderabad, India
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Pisonia grandis in Hyderabad
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References
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