Pinochia floribunda
(Sw.) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen
Apocynaceae
This species has only recently (2007) been renamed from Forsteronia floribunda[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Echites floribundus Sw.
Forsteronia alexandri Griseb.
Forsteronia floribunda (Sw.) A.DC.
Parsonsia floribunda (Sw.) R.Br. ex Steud.
Common Name:
General Information
Pinochia floribunda is a climbing or scrambling shrub, attaching itself to other plants for support by means of twining. The stems are usually up to 10cm in diameter, but in some old specimens can be 15cm or more[
571- Title
- Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Hope Gardens; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1906
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on rubber plants in Jamaica.
]. These thick stems can be up to 10 metres long, then branch and climb to a height of 30 metres or more into the trees[
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
,
571- Title
- Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Hope Gardens; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1906
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on rubber plants in Jamaica.
].
The plant yields a latex and was once investigated as a potential commercial source of rubber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
Range
Caribbean - Cuba, Jamaica.
Habitat
Thickets and woodland on limestone soils at elevations from 75 - 870 metres[
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
]. It is also found growing over rocks in full sun[
571- Title
- Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Hope Gardens; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1906
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on rubber plants in Jamaica.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Climber |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant responds well to coppicing, but grows more like an erect shrub for the first year or two after being cut back[
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the stems yields small amounts of rubber[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The rubber coagulates simply on exposure to a dry atmosphere[
571- Title
- Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Hope Gardens; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1906
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on rubber plants in Jamaica.
]. The yellow sap is acrid and very adhesive[
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
]. The latex is obtained by making a number of small incisions into the stems, care should be taken not to cut into the bark deeper than is necessary so that the wound may soon be healed by the formation of new bark[
571- Title
- Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Hope Gardens; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1906
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on rubber plants in Jamaica.
]. When collected in the dry season, one quart of juice yielded one pound of dry and washed caoutchouc, or about 22 ounces of ordinary crude caoutchouc[
571- Title
- Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, Jamaica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Fawcett. W. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Hope Gardens; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1906
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on rubber plants in Jamaica.
].
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
