Paullinia pinnata
Paullinia pinnata is a flowering plant species in the genus of Paullinia found in South America and Africa.
| Paullinia pinnata | |
|---|---|
| inflorescences of Paullinia pinnata, near La Forêt classée de Patako, Senegal | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Paullinia |
| Species: | P. pinnata |
| Binomial name | |
| Paullinia pinnata | |
The long flexible stems of P. pinnata are used to poison fish in shallow pools, as described by the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates in his book The Naturalist on the River Amazons.
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