Pisonia grandis

Pisonia grandis

Taxobox
name = "Pisonia grandis"



image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Nyctaginaceae
genus = "Pisonia"
species = "P. grandis"
binomial = "Pisonia grandis"
binomial_authority = R.Br.

"Pisonia grandis" is a tree species distributed throughout the coral cays of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The species often dominates mature coral cay vegetation, growing in dense stands up to 20 metres tall."Pisonia" wood is rather weak and soft and decays rapidly when the trees fall.

The tree has broad, thin leaves, smooth bark and bears clusters of green sweet-smelling flowers that mature into sticky barbed seeds. Dispersal occurs when seeds stick to bird feathers. Vegetative reproduction frequently results fallen branches sprout or root suckers develop into new trees."Pisonia" forests are a common nesting site for seabirds.

External links

* [http://www.natureseychelles.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=73 Nature Seychelles - Seabird deaths caused by "P. grandis"] . Accessed 11 May 2007.


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