Pinochia corymbosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Pinochia |
Species: | P. corymbosa
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Binomial name | |
Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Pinochia corymbosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Greater Antilles ( Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico). [1] It was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760 as Echites corymbosus. [2]
Two subspecies are recognized: [1]
Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis, synonym Forsteronia portoricensis, [3] is endemic to Puerto Rico, and typically grows in moist regions of woods, thickets, or forests. It can reach a maximum length of 7 m (23 ft), and produces a large quantity of red flowers. [4]
Pinochia corymbosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Pinochia |
Species: | P. corymbosa
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Binomial name | |
Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen
[1]
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Subspecies | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Pinochia corymbosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Greater Antilles ( Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico). [1] It was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760 as Echites corymbosus. [2]
Two subspecies are recognized: [1]
Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis, synonym Forsteronia portoricensis, [3] is endemic to Puerto Rico, and typically grows in moist regions of woods, thickets, or forests. It can reach a maximum length of 7 m (23 ft), and produces a large quantity of red flowers. [4]