Synonym(s): Pinckneya pubens
Image ID: 12630
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: PIBR6
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pinckneya bracteata
Include in WOTAS: 0
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Last Modified: 2017-01-01
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: PINCK GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Pinckneya GENUS AUTHORITY: Michx. GENUS COMMON: Pinckneya GENUS SUMMARY: A monotypic genus, a small tree of the se. United States. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Pinckneya is showy when in flower because of the development of 1 of the 5 calyx lobes of some of the flowers of the inflorescence into a large (to 7 cm by 5 cm), petaloid (pink or cream) appendage. GENUS REFERENCES: Godfrey (1988); Rogers (1987)=Z.
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: RUBIAC FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Rubiaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 FAMILY COMMON: Madder Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 630-650 genera and 10,200-13,000 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and rarely herbs, cosmopolitan, but especially diverse in tropical and subtropical areas. Subfamily and tribe classification follows Bremer & Eriksson (2009). FAMILY REFERENCE: Bremer & Eriksson (2009); Rogers (1987, 2005).
FRUITING PERIOD: Sep. DISTRIBUTION
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NATIVE RANGE: southeastern United States HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Fever-tree is a small tree that is very showy when in bloom. Rose-pink bracts similar to petals surround the small flowers, creating a poinsettia-like effect in the midsummer garden. Fever-tree is native to low woodlands of the southeastern United States. This species is easy to grow, though it is not often found in cultivation. Its common name reflects its medicinal use by Native Americans.
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SOIL MOISTURE:
Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE:
Part Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 7
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE:
Bee Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pinckneya bracteata
COMMON NAME: Pinckneya, Fever-tree
SYNONYMY: [= GW, K, WH3, Z; = P. pubens Michaux - RAB, S]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jun (-Jul); Sep.
HABITAT: Margins of acidic, peaty (blackwater) swamps.
COMMENTS: Se. SC south to ne. FL and Panhandle FL.
RANGE MAP: Pinckneya bracteata.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Rubiaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Madder Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 630-650 genera and 10,200-13,000 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and rarely herbs, cosmopolitan, but especially diverse in tropical and subtropical areas. Subfamily and tribe classification follows Bremer & Eriksson (2009). REFERENCE: Bremer & Eriksson (2009); Rogers (1987, 2005).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Pinckneya Michx. (Pinckneya) SUMMARY: A monotypic genus, a small tree of the se. United States. REFERENCE: Godfrey (1988); Rogers (1987)=Z.
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Pinckneya bracteata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Pinckneya bracteata in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)