Pisonia umbellifera




Family Nyctaginaceae
Scientific name Pisonia umbellifera (J. R. Forster & G. Forster) Seemann
Synonyms Calpidia excelsa (Blume) Heimerl; Ceodes umbellifera J. R. Forster & G. Forster; Pisonia alba Spanoghe; Pisonia excelsa Blume
Common name (Japanese common name) udo-no-ki (ウドノキ, 独活木 [meaning: udo tree (udo = Aralia cordata Thunberg) or useless tree]), oh-kusa-boku (オオクサボク, 大草木 [meaning: large weed tree])
(English common name) bird catcher tree, umbrella catchbirdtree
Distribution (Japan) Ogasawara Islands, Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Islands, India, Madagascar
Habitat Forest.
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 8-20m tall. Leaves 9-25cm long, 2.5-19cm wide. Flowers pale green ca. 5mm long, flowering in March to August. Fruits ca. 4-6cm long. Evergreen. Arbor trees.
Reference Pisonia umbellifera (J. R. Forster & G. Forster) Seemann
Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.
Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden