Pisonia

E281945
genus taxon

Pisonia is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees and shrubs known for their sticky fruits that can adhere to birds.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pisonia grandis 2
Pisonia canonical 1
Pisonia brunoniana 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Nyctaginaceae genera ⓘ
flowering shrubs ⓘ
flowering trees ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Caryophyllales ⓘ
surface form: Caryophyllales sensu lato

Core eudicots ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
conservationConcern some species affected by habitat loss ⓘ
describedAs genus of flowering plants ⓘ
distribution pantropical ⓘ
ecologicalInteraction can trap birds with sticky fruits ⓘ
family Nyctaginaceae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
flowerSexuality unisexual or functionally unisexual flowers ⓘ
fruitAdheresTo birds ⓘ
fruitDispersalStrategy epizoochory ⓘ
habitat coastal forests ⓘ
islands ⓘ
hasCommonName birdcatcher trees ⓘ
catchbird trees ⓘ
hasFlower small flowers ⓘ
hasFruitType sticky fruit ⓘ
hasGrowthForm shrub ⓘ
tree ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Pisonia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pisonia brunoniana

Pisonia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pisonia grandis

Pisonia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pisonia umbellifera
isKnownFor role in island ecosystems ⓘ
sticky fruits that adhere to birds ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType broadleaf ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
nativeTo subtropical regions ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants ⓘ
order Caryophyllales ⓘ
parentTaxon Nyctaginaceae ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ
seedDispersalAgent birds ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
uses ornamental planting in some regions ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyctaginaceae → includesGenus → Pisonia ⓘ
Palmyra Atoll → hasFlora → Pisonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pisonia grandis
Pisonia → hasNotableSpecies → Pisonia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pisonia grandis
Pisonia → hasNotableSpecies → Pisonia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pisonia brunoniana
Pisonia → hasNotableSpecies → Pisonia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pisonia umbellifera