✿Phytolaccaceae · Phytolacca
Pokeberry Tree
Phytolacca dioica
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering
- March
How to identify Pokeberry Tree
Identify Pokeberry Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Massive swollen buttressed trunk base (pokeweed tree).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March.
- Confirm it sits within the Phytolaccaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pokeberry Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phytolacca dioica
- Genus
- Phytolacca
- Family
- Phytolaccaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering & fruiting
- March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பெஞ்ச் மரம்
About Pokeberry Tree
Pokeberry Tree (Phytolacca dioica) is a tree in the Phytolaccaceae family. It is native to Tropical America. Flowering and fruiting run from March.
Botanical family
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Pokeberry Tree belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
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