Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Piscidia carthagenensis
matazarno, barbasco, piscidia
A majestic tree with hard wood. It loses most of its leaves during the dry season. About 15 m tall; Young stems puberulent, glabrescent; stipules broadly ovate, pubescent, 3-4 mm long The white flowers are short-lived. The winged seed pods are cream to golden in colour.
In transition and moist zones in its distribution range. Due to the hardness of the Matazarno wood, it is used for the construction of houses, docks and boats.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Piscidia
Species
carthagenensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Lonchocarpus guaricensis Pittier fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: The native range of this species is Mexico to Venezuela and Peru, Caribbean (POWO, 2023).
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