Rubiaceae
Psychotria

Psychotria nitens (Merr.) Merr.

First published in Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 560 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines (Luzon). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Philippines

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sohmer, S.H. & Davis, A.P. (2007). The genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in the Philippine Archipelago. Sida, Botanical Miscellarry 37: 1-247.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 12, 1987 Escritor, L. [21157], Philippines K000777427 lectotype Yes
May 12, 1987 Escritor, L. [21157], Philippines K000777426 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0