- Piscidia Piscipula
- Sarg.Fish poison tree (E); Matapez (C) . the branches are used to poison fish. the alkaloid pisciden is poisonous or narcotic to man, but in small doses is sedative and suporific.
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Piscidia Piscipula
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Piscidia piscipula — nuodingoji žuvėžuda statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Piscidia piscipula), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Piscidia piscipula angl. fish poison tree; Jamaica … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Piscidia piscipula — ID 64239 Symbol Key PIPI3 Common Name Florida fishpoison tree Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, VI Growth Habit Tree, Shrub … USDA Plant Characteristics
Piscidia piscipula — noun small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd pinnate leaves and panicles of red striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons • Syn: ↑Jamaica dogwood, ↑fish fuddle, ↑Piscidia… … Useful english dictionary
Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg. — Symbol PIPI3 Common Name Florida fishpoison tree Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg. — Symbol PIPI3 Common Name Florida fishpoison tree Botanical Family Fabaceae … Scientific plant list
Piscidia — noun genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons • Syn: ↑genus Piscidia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae … Useful english dictionary
Piscidia erythrina — noun small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd pinnate leaves and panicles of red striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons • Syn: ↑Jamaica dogwood, ↑fish fuddle, ↑Piscidia… … Useful english dictionary
Piscidia — Piscidia P. piscipula … Wikipedia Español
genus Piscidia — noun genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons • Syn: ↑Piscidia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae … Useful english dictionary
fish-fuddle tree — Piscidia piscipula (Fabacaea, pea family), also called Jamaican dogwood, Florida fish poison tree and fishfuddle tree. Seminoles in Florida used a powder made from its roots, bark, and leaves to stun fish. See also fish poison tree … Dictionary of ichthyology
