Rubiaceae
Psychotria

Psychotria guianensis (Aubl.) Clos

First published in Mem. Acad. Sci. Toulouse, sér. 7, 10: 217 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Taylor, C.M., Gereau, R.E. & Callmander, M. (2020). The identity of Mapouria (Rubiaceae, Psychotrieae). Taxon 69: 1072-1084.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Palicourea guianensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2004). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 8: 1-874. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 Tye, A. [F43] Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430914 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Tye, A. [F43] Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430913 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Spruce, R. [4203*] Peru Psychotria ernestii K000006619 Yes
Dec 18, 1987 Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430905 Yes
Dec 18, 1987 Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430906 Yes
Nov 26, 1971 Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430917 Yes
Jul 11, 1903 Tye, A. [F43], Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430914 Yes
Ule, E. [5136] Psychotria ernestii K000174450 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4780] Brazil Psychotria ernestii K001199691 Yes
Harley, R.M. [10697] Brazil Psychotria ernestii K001199692 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Prance, G.T.; Hill, R.J. [9216] Peru Psychotria ernestii K001199693 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4780] Brazil Psychotria ernestii K001199690 Yes
Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430899 Yes
Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430900 Yes
Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430901 Yes
Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430902 Yes
Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430903 Yes
Peru, Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430904 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430907 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430908 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430909 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430910 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430911 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430912 Yes
Tye, A. [F43], Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430913 Yes
Colombia Psychotria ernestii K001430915 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430916 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430918 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430919 Yes
Peru Psychotria ernestii K001430920 Yes
Psychotria ernestii K001430921 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Graham, J.; Schunke Vigo, J. [189] Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432239 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Graham, J.; Schunke Vigo, J. [189] Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432238 Yes
May 23, 1980 Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432240 Yes
Spruce, R. [4203*] Peru Psychotria mathewsii K000006625 Yes
Spruce, R. [4203Cfr] Peru Psychotria mathewsii K000006628 Yes
Mathews [1491] Peru Psychotria mathewsii K000432910 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [4203] Peru Psychotria mathewsii K000006626 Yes
Graham, J.; Schunke Vigo, J. [189], Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432238 Yes
Graham, J.; Schunke Vigo, J. [189], Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432239 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432241 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432242 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432243 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432244 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432245 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432246 Yes
Peru Psychotria mathewsii K001432247 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0