Rubiaceae
Psychotria

Psychotria venosa (Hiern) E.M.A.Petit

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 33: 382 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 33: ined. (1963).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2010 Etuge, M. [5158] Cameroon K000683195 No
Mar 1, 2002 Ghogue, J.-P. [64] Cameroon K000026090 No
Mar 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4660] Cameroon K000026092 No
Mar 1, 2002 Manning, S.D. [405] Cameroon K000026093 No
Mar 1, 2002 Thomas, D.W. [5424] Cameroon K000026094 No
Mar 1, 2002 Thomas, D.W. [2187] Cameroon K000026095 No
Mar 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9564] Cameroon K000026091 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ndam, N. [1113] Cameroon K000085633 No
Jan 1, 1996 Mbani, J., M. [392] Cameroon K000085645 No
Jan 1, 1961 Mann, G. [254] Equatorial Guinea K000412221 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Mann, G. [1440] Equatorial Guinea K000412218 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Mann, G. [1440] Equatorial Guinea K000412219 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Mann, G. [31] Equatorial Guinea K000412220 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • 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/

  • 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