Psychotria umbellata Thonn.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria

Characteristics

A straggling shrub. The stems are smooth. It grows 3 m tall. The fruit are green and turn red when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows near streams on the edge of forests or in savannah woodland.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Psychotria umbellata world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:763673-1
WFO ID wfo-0000287938
COL ID 6WJH3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 455158
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Synonyms

Psychotria laevis Psychotria umbellata Uragoga barteri Uragoga calva Uragoga thonningii Psychotria kisantuensis Pavetta laevis Psychotria floribunda Psychotria portonoversis Psychotria williamsii Psychotria calva Psychotria huae Canthium lucidum Grumilea micrantha Canthium lucidum