Rubiaceae
Psychotria

Psychotria reptans Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 418 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Rubiaceae, F. N. Hepper & R. W. J. Keay. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
A creeping undershrub up to 3 ft. high
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers greenish-white
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit white and fleshy, drying ribbed
Ecology
In forest.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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