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Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.

Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.

Ceodes umbellifera
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.. Ceodes umbellifera, synonym Pisonia umbellifera, commonly known as the birdlime tree or bird catcher tree, is a species of plant in the Nyctaginaceae family. The evergreen shrub has soft wood, small pink or yellow flowers, and produces cavate brown fruit throughout the period March to April. The species has been categorized under different genera in its documented lifetime, being reallocated between Pisonia and Ceodes. Its former genus, Pisonia, is named after a Dutch scientist, Willem Piso, and umbellifera is derived from Latin umbelliferum, denoting the species' big, 'shade-carrying' foliage.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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