Characteristics
Dicots
Piscidia piscipula (L.)Sarg.
FLORIDA FISHPOISON TREE; JAMAICAN DOGWOOD
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Native to the Caribbean region, the root bark has been employed to poison and catch fish (Hamilton 1832). The primary constituents are flavonoid derivaties, i.e. piscidone, piscerythrone, ichthynone, and rotenone (Ingham et al. 1989).
Native
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Citation
PISCIDIA PISCIPULA (Linnaeus) Sargent, Gard. & Forest 4: 436. 1891.
Erythrina piscipula Linnaeus 1753.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: t. 176(4, 5). 1725). Lectotypified by Rudd, Phytologia 18: 486. 1969.
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