Pinochia floribunda

Botanical Description

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.