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Pisonia is a genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae.It was named for Dutch physician and naturalist Willem Piso (1611–1678). [3] Certain species in this genus are known as catchbirdtrees, birdcatcher trees or birdlime trees because they catch birds. [4]
The leaves are eaten by four gall-producing insects of the genus Pachypsylla, which do not cause serious damage to the tree. A number of insects and fungi cause rapid decay of dead branches or roots of the tree. The small berries, hackberries, are eaten by a number of birds, [11] including robins and cedar waxwings, [12] and mammals. Most seeds ...
Ceodes umbellifera, synonym Pisonia umbellifera, commonly known as the birdlime tree [2] 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. [ 3 ]
Bird food plants are certain trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants bearing fruits which afford food for birds. These have been discovered by observation, and by the ...
Leaves and young shoots; edible raw or prepared as a green vegetable [39] Good-King-Henry: Chenopodium bonus-henricus: Most of Europe, West Asia and eastern North America: Young shoots (until early summer) and leaves (until August). The shoots can be cooked like asparagus, and the leaves like spinach. [40] Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica
The leaves are green, and lighter on the underside. [8] The bark and leaves have a pungent scent resembling camphor when bruised, [8] due to a chemical known as umbellulone. [6] The leaves are entire and lance-shaped about 3–10 centimetres (1.2–3.9 in) long. They may substitute for the Mediterranean bay leaf in cooking.
Moringa stenopetala, commonly known as the African Moringa or cabbage tree, is a deciduous tree in the plant genus Moringa, native to Kenya and Ethiopia. [3] A drought-resistant species, it is characterized by its bottle-shaped trunk, long twisted seed pods, and edible leaves likened to cabbage, from which its common name is derived.
Sesbania grandiflora is a leguminous tree of family Fabaceae.It is fast-growing and soft-wooded, and it grows to heights of 5–20 metres (16–66 feet). The leaves are regular and rounded, and grow to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, with leaflets in 10–20 pairs or more and an odd one.