Psychotria leptophylla Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2.5 m high. The fruit are shining red.
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A shrub 2-8 ft. high
Fruits shining red
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.44
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests.
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An understorey shrub in the forest.
In forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The leaves are boiled as a vegetable.
Uses food
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Psychotria leptophylla world distribution map, present in Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:762453-1
WFO ID wfo-0000286387
COL ID 4PPGG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pavetta tenuifolia Psychotria setacea Uragoga leptophylla Uragoga setacea Psychotria leptophylla