Fabaceae
Stinkwood
Piscidia carthagenensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Piscidia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Stinkwood
Synonyms
- Ichthyomethia acuminata S.F.Blake
- Ichthyomethia americana (Sessé & Moc.) S.F.Blake
- Ichthyomethia piscipula var. acuminata (S.F.Blake) Stehle & L.Quentin
- Ichthyomethia piscipula var. acuminata (S.F.Blake) Stehlé
- Lonchocarpus guaricensis Pittier
- Piscida acuminata (Blake) I.M.Johnston
- Piscidia acuminata (S.F.Blake) I.M.Johnst.
- Piscidia americana Sessé & Moc.
- Piscidia guaricensis (Pittier) Pittier
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, 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.