Pinckneya pubens
| Pinckneya pubens | |
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| Branch of Pinckneya pubens from The Birds of America; branch painted by Maria Martin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Cinchoneae |
| Genus: | Pinckneya |
| Species: | P. pubens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinckneya pubens Michaux | |
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| Natural range of Pinckneya pubens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pinckneya bracteata (W. Bartr.) | |
Pinckneya pubens (Georgia bark, fever tree) 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, and is employed with success in intermittent fevers.
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Georgia Bark". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.- 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.