Pisonia aculeata Linnaeus 1753 (birdcatcher tree)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Belongs to Pisonia according to C. Linnaeus 1753

Sister taxa: Pisonia chlorophylloides, Pisonia claibornensis, Pisonia cretacea, Pisonia eolignitica, Pisonia mitis, Pisonia puryearensis, Pisonia racemosa

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pisonia aculeata in the database

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