| Pisonia | |
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| Pisonia brunoniana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Pisonia L.[1] |
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Pisonia is a genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. Certain species in this genus are known as Catchbirdtrees because their sticky seeds reportedly trap small birds. Such sticky seeds are postulated to be an evolutionary feature of some island species for adherence of their seeds to birds; thereby facilitating dispersal of seeds between islands. These include P. brunoniana of Australasia and Polynesia and P. umbellifera, which is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
Species
- Pisonia aculeata L. - Pullback
- Pisonia alba Span.[2]
- Pisonia albida (Heimerl) Britt. ex Standl. - Corcho Bobo
- Pisonia brunoniana Endl. - Australasian Catchbirdtree (Australasia and Polynesia)
- Pisonia capitata (S.Wats.) Standl. - Mexican Devil's-Claws
- Pisonia floridana Britt. ex Small - Rock Key Devil's-Claws
- Pisonia grandis R.Br. - Grand Devil's-Claws (Indo-Pacific)
- Pisonia notundata Griseb.
- Pisonia rotundata Griseb. - Smooth Devil's-Claws
- Pisonia sandwicensis Hillebrand. - Āulu (Hawaiʻi)[3]
- 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 Hawaiʻi)[1]
Gallery
_in_Hyderabad,_AP_W_IMG_0470.jpg) Pisonia alba in Hyderabad, India. |
_in_Hyderabad,_AP_W_IMG_0469.jpg) Pisonia alba in Hyderabad, India. |
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References
- ^ a b "Pisonia L.". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19606. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Pisonia alba Span.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-11-08. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28638. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989) (PDF). Āulu. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/Data/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Pisonia_sandwicensis.pdf.
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