Phytolacca

phytolacca Translingual thumb|Fruits, stems, and leaves of American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana. Etymology From mul grc φυτόν plant + mul la lacca lac, referring to the berries' juice, which stains a strong purple-red. Proper noun 1 f genus family Phytolaccaceae pokeweeds, of the Americas and east Asia Hypernyms genus ; Phytolaccaceae family - family; Phytolaccoideae subfamily - subfamily Hyponyms genus Phytolacca americana species (American pokeweed) - type species; Phytolacca acinosa species (Indian poke), Phytolacca australis species, Phytolacca bogotensis species, Phytolacca dioica species, Phytolacca dodecandra species, Phytolacca heterotepala species (Mexican pokeweed), Phytolacca icosandra species, Phytolacca japonica species, Phytolacca octandra species (red inkplant), Phytolacca polyandra species, Phytolacca pruinosa species (Levantine pokeweed), Phytolacca rivinoides species, Phytolacca sandwicensis species (Hawaiian pokeweed), Phytolacca thyrsiflora species, Phytolacca weberbaueri species (yumbi) - selected other accepted species Descendants en phytolaccatoxin phytolaccigenin phytolaccinic acid References 1 1 1 3526 39080 19522 PHYTO taxonomygenus 9362 40008375 mul Caryophyllales order plants