Psychotria humilis Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria

Characteristics

A creeping herb with rooting stems just below the soil and erect leafy shoots up to 1 ft. high
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Leaves very dark green with a white margin
Fruits scarlet
Flowers white
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.31
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

In forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Psychotria humilis world distribution map, present in Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:762263-1
WFO ID wfo-0000286127
COL ID 4PP9D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Uragoga humilis Psychotria humilis

Lower taxons

Psychotria humilis var. cornuta Psychotria humilis var. humilis