Phytolaccaceae

Tropical pokeweed

Phytolacca icosandra L.

Family: Phytolaccaceae
Genus: Phytolacca

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: صبغة علمية الأسدية
Chinese: 二十蕊商陆, 二十蕊商陸
English: Tropical pokeweed

Synonyms

Phytolacca altamiranii Ram.Goyena
Phytolacca icosandra var. sessiliflora (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) H.Walter
Phytolacca malabarica Crantz
Phytolacca octandra var. angustifolia Moq.
Phytolacca purpurascens A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
Phytolacca sessiliflora Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Phytolacca venezuelensis O.C.Schmidt
Sarcoca icosandra (L.) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.