''Pinckneya'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Rubiaceae. Its only species is ''Pinckneya pubens'', native to the Southeastern USA.
It is known as the Georgia bark or fevertree. It is a small tree of the southern United States closely resembling the
cinchona
''Cinchona'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. All are native to the Tropical Andes, tropical Andean forests of western South America. A few species are ...
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.
Habitat and cultivation
''Pinckneya pubens'' is native to poorly drained acidic soils, as along swamp margins. Soils may be fine, medium or coarse textured. Good pest resistance and distinctive flower characteristics make this species of interest to gardeners, who should ensure that it receives occasional irrigation over a dry summer.
US Forest Service factsheet on Pinckneya
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Dialypetalantheae
Flora of the United States
Plants described in 1791
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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