Pinochia corymbosa

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).^[2] It was first described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760 as Echites corymbosus.^[3]

Bejuco de San Juan
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[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[2]
Subspecies
See text.
Synonyms[2]
Echites corymbosus Jacq. Forsteronia corymbosa (Jacq.) G.Mey. Parsonsia corymbosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Steud. Thyrsanthus corymbosus (Jacq.) Miers

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• Pinochia corymbosa subsp. corymbosa – Cuba and Hispaniola
• Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis (Woodson) M.E.Endress & B.F.Hansen – Puerto Rico

Pinochia corymbosa subsp. portoricensis, synonym Forsteronia portoricensis,^[4] 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.^[5]