Rubiaceae
Psychotria

Psychotria nimbana Schnell

First published in Mém. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 50: 68 (1957)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Psychotria rufipilis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Sambolah, G.; Cherif, P.; Traore, M.K.; Kamgar, A. [13693] Liberia Psychotria rufipilis K001612243 Yes
Couch, C.A.; Larridon, I.; Balde, A.; Fofana, F. [850] Guinea Psychotria rufipilis K000609711 Yes
Couch, C.A.; Larridon, I.; Balde, A.; Fofana, F. Camara, V. [895] Guinea Psychotria psychotrioides K000609724 Yes
Harris, D. [2825] Cameroon Psychotria psychotrioides K001518937 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0