Psychotria psychotrioides (Dc.) Roberty

Species

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Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 6 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are white. The fruit are red.
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A glabrous shrub or small tree, 4-20 ft. high
Flowers white, fruits red
Shining leathery leaves
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 6.0
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Environment

Closed and fringing forest and in savannah woodland, from sea-level up to elevations of 1,200 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,200 m above sea level.
Beside streams in savanna.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses dye fiber food material medicinal
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Psychotria psychotrioides world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad, and Togo

Conservation status

Psychotria psychotrioides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:763117-1
WFO ID wfo-0000287238
COL ID 4PQ7Z
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Psychotria psychotrioides Uragoga psychotrodes Cephaëlis congensis Grumilea psychotrioides Uragoga tumbaensis