Pisonia
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Pisonia
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| Pisonia aculeata L.[2]
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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. These sticky seeds are postulated to be an adaptation of some island species to ensure the dispersal of seeds between islands by attaching them to birds. These island species 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]
Gallery
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Pisonia alba (Lettuce tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0470.jpg
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Pisonia alba (Lettuce tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0469.jpg
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