Psychotria serpens L.
First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 204 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to S. Central & S. Japan and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Grumilea serpens (L.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 116 (1891)
- Uragoga serpens (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Psychotria scandens Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 193 (1837)
- Psychotria serpens var. latifolia Pit. in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 353 (1924)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Chamchumroon, V. & Puff, C. (2003). The Rubiaceae of Ko Chang, south-eastern Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 31: 13-26.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Toyama, H. & al. (2013). Inventory of the woody flora in Permanent plats of Kampong Thom and Kompong Chhnang provinces, Cambodia. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 64: 45-105.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Chamchumroon, V. & Puff, C. (2003). The Rubiaceae of Ko Chang, south-eastern Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 31: 13-26.
- Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2017 | l'abbe Bon [2650], Vietnam | K001273783 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | van Beusekom et al. [929], Thailand | K001273819 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | van Beusekom et al. [4385], Thailand | K001273828 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | Sinclair et al. [40501], Peninsular Malaysia | K001273836 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | Larsen et al. [33509], Thailand | K001273760 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | Poilane, E. [2328], Vietnam | K000771461 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | Poilane [3096], Vietnam | K000771472 | No | ||
| Vachell, G.H. [s.n.], China | K000777059 | Yes | |||
| Beechey, F.W. [s.n.], China | K000777128 | Yes | |||
| Millett, C. [s.n.], China | K000777060 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], China | K000777058 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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