Psychotria poeppigiana Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Environment

Wet, very wet and cloud forests, usually on forest edges and along the sides of trails, at low to medium elevations. Usually found on poor soils in open forest.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Asthma (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Psychotria poeppigiana unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:763065-1
WFO ID wfo-0000287175
COL ID 4PQ69
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734882
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Synonyms

Psychotria poeppigiana Psychotria tomentosa Psychotria poeppigiana subsp. poeppigiana Psychotria hirsuta