Pinochia Explained

Pinochia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 2007. It is native to Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies.^{[1] [2]}

Species^[1]

• Pinochia corymbosa (Jacq.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen - Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
• Pinochia floribunda (Sw.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen - Cuba, Jamaica
• Pinochia monteverdensis (J.F.Morales) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen - Oaxaca, Costa Rica, Guatemala
• Pinochia peninsularis (Woodson) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen - Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=347871 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Endress, M. E. & B. F. Hansen. 2007. Pinochia, a new genus of Apocynaceae, Apocynoideae from the Greater Antilles, Mexico and Central America. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 64(2): 269–274.