Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Piscidia piscipula

Jamaica-dogwood, fish-poison tree
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Jamaica-dogwood, fish-poison tree

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Piscidia piscipula

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

to 45 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

pink,lavender

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring before it leafs out.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Shade tree. Also good for hedge rows.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars

Larval host for cassius blue ( Leptotes cassius ) and hammock skipper ( Polygonus leo ) butterflies.





Attracts bee pollinators.

Hábitats nativos:

Dry sites. Hammocks, somewhat shady areas near the coast.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Native Americans used an extract from the bark, roots, twigs, and leaves to sedate fish, making them easier to catch. Has been used as a medicine.

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Piscpisc ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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