Bejuco de San Juan | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Pinochia |
Species: | P. corymbosa |
Binomial name | |
Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen | |
Subspecies | |
Synonyms | |
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Pinochia corymbosa, commonly known as Bejuco de San Juan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Greater Antilles (Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico). It was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760 as Echites corymbosus.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
- Pinochia corymbosa subsp. corymbosa
- Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis (Woodson) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen
Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis, synonym Forsteronia portoricensis, 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.
References
- Timyan, J. (2023). "Pinochia corymbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T213566999A213978997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T213566999A213978997.en. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "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
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pinochia corymbosa | |
Echites corymbosus | |
Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis | |
Forsteronia portoricensis |
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