Genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds

• Roots and bark yield fish poisons

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Piscidia is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae . The generic name is derived from the Latin words piscis , meaning "fish," and caedo , meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts from the plant to poison ...