Psychotria remota Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 225 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Nicaragua to 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, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Mendoza, H., Ramirez P., B.R. & Jimenez, L.C. (2004). Rubiaceae de Colombia: guia ilustrada de generos: 1-351. Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

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.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora Mesoamericana 4(2): 1-533. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 3, 1979 Peru K001433479 Yes
Ule, E. [9846] K000174282 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P. [7996], Brazil K001197369 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8256], Brazil K001197374 Yes
s.coll. [2573], Brazil K001197388 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [261], Brazil K001197385 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5740], Brazil K001197372 Yes
Prance, G.T. [2960], Brazil K001197390 Yes
P.L.K. [12790], Brazil K001197368 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5462], Brazil K001197370 Yes
Spruce [2395], Brazil K001197380 Yes
Spruce, R. [2573], Brazil K001197389 Yes
Spruce, R. [1832], Brazil K001197384 Yes
Prance, G.T. [15218], Brazil K001197375 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5462], Brazil K001197371 Yes
Silva, E.M.S. [6], Brazil K001197455 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [963], Rio Negro K000174281 holotype Yes
Ule, E. [5227], Brazil K001197383 Yes
Schomburgk [963], Brazil K001197386 Yes
Spruce [2395], Brazil K001197381 Yes
Spruce [1851], Brazil K001197382 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C. A. [3560], Brazil K001197376 Yes
Spruce [2573], Brazil K001197387 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [979], Brazil K001197454 Yes
Prance, G.T. [2298], Brazil K001197391 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4862], Brazil K001197378 Yes
Prance, G.T. [9922], Brazil K001197377 Yes
Spruce [1832], Brazil K001197379 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5999], Brazil K001197373 Yes
Krieger, L. [s.n.], Brazil K001197367 Yes
n/a K001430443 Yes
n/a K001430444 Yes
Tya, A. [F12], Colombia K001433459 Yes
Tya, A. [F12], Colombia K001433460 Yes
Tya, A. [F12], Colombia K001433461 Yes
Colombia K001433462 Yes
Colombia K001433463 Yes
Ecuador K001433464 Yes
Ecuador K001433465 Yes
Ecuador K001433466 Yes
Ecuador K001433467 Yes
Ecuador & Colombia K001433468 Yes
Ecuador & Colombia K001433469 Yes
Peru K001433470 Yes
Peru K001433471 Yes
Peru K001433472 Yes
Peru K001433473 Yes
Peru K001433474 Yes
Peru K001433475 Yes
Peru K001433476 Yes
Peru K001433477 Yes
Peru K001433478 Yes
Peru K001433480 Yes
Peru K001433481 Yes
Peru K001433482 Yes
Peru K001433483 Yes
Peru K001433484 Yes
Peru K001433485 Yes
Peru K001433486 Yes
Ecuador K001433487 Yes
Colombia K001433488 Yes

Sources

  • 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/
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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