Summary
Place of publication:
Gard. & Forest 4:436. 1891
Verified:
03/18/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Adams, C. Flowering plants of Jamaica. 1972
- Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. 1936. Root nodule bacteria of some tropical leguminous plants: I. Cross-inoculation studies with Vigna sinensis L. Soil Sci. 42(1):61-77.
- Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. 1982
- Delgado-Montoya, J. L. & E. Parado-Tejada. 1989. Potential multipurpose agroforestry crops identified for the Mexican tropics. In: G. E. Wickens et al., New crops for food and industry. New crops for food and industry. 1989 166-173.
- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
- Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
- Rudd, V. E. 1969. A synopsis of the genus Piscidia (Leguminosae). Phytologia 18:486.
- Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
- Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
fish-poison-tree – Jamaica-dogwood –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | West Indies | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida]
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
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MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Guatemala
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986- |
Fuels | charcoal | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Vertebrate poisons | fish | | Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28636.
Accessed 5 October 2024.