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]
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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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| Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen[1]
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Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Pinochia corymbosa subsp. corymbosa
- Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis (Woodson) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Forsteronia portoricensis Woodson", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-06-20
- ^ Liogier, Alain H. & Liogier, Henri Alain (1995), "Forsteronia portoricensis", Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: Spermatophyta - Dicotyledoneae. Melastomataceae to Lentibulariaceae, La Editorial, p. 209, ISBN 978-0-8477-2337-9, retrieved 2023-06-20
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