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| Pinckneya | |
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| Branch of Pinckneya pubens from The Birds of America; painted by Maria Martin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
| Genus: | Pinckneya Michx. |
| Species: | P. pubens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinckneya pubens Mich. | |
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| Natural range of Pinckneya pubens | |
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Pinckneya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its only species is Pinckneya pubens, native to the Southeastern USA.[2] It is known as the Georgia bark or fevertree. It is a small tree of the southern United States closely resembling the cinchona or Peruvian bark. It has pretty, large white flowers, with longitudinal stripes of rose-color. The wood is soft and unfit for use in the arts. The inner bark is extremely bitter.
Habitat and cultivation
[edit]Pinckneya pubens is native to poorly-drained acidic soils, as along swamp margins. Soils may be fine, medium or coarse textured. Good pest resistance and distinctive flower characteristics make this species of interest to gardeners, who should ensure that it receives occasional irrigation over a dry summer.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pinckneya bracteata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T152909082A152909084. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, Botanic Gardens Conservation International. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152909082A152909084.en. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Pinckneya Michx". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1803. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Gilman, Edward F.; Watson, Dennis G. (October 1994). "Fact Sheet ST-455 | Pinckneya pubens" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2014.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Collier's Encyclopedia". Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
- Edgar Herman and another (1885). "Pinckneya pubens, Michaux. (Georgia Bark.)". Henriette's Herbal Homepage. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- "Pinckneya bracteata". Henriette's Herbal Homepage. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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