Rubiaceae
Psychotria
Psychotria punctata

Psychotria punctata var. punctata

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Gabon to Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa, Mayotte. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). www.phytoneuron.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/32PhytoN-Psychotriapunctata.pdf. epublication.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • 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.
  • Zhou, Y.D. & al. (2023). Flora of Kenya 23: 1-454. Changjiang publishing & Media, Hubei Science & Technology Press, NatureKenya.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000284239 No
Aug 1, 1972 Polhill; Paulo, S. [638] Kenya K000284178 No
Jun 1, 1972 Faulkner, H. [764] Tanzania K000284209 No
Jun 1, 1972 Kuntze, O. [s.n.] Tanzania K000284231 No
Jun 1, 1972 Faulkner, H. [764] Tanzania K000284213 No
Jan 1, 1965 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1010] Kenya K000284191 No
Jan 1, 1965 Tanner, R.E.S. [3910] Tanzania K000284223 No
Jan 1, 1965 Musk, H. [66] Tanzania K000284226 No
Jan 1, 1965 Williams, R.O. [54] Tanzania K000284236 No
Jan 1, 1965 Graham, R.M. [2150] Kenya K000284187 No
Jan 1, 1965 Stuhlmann [1504] Tanzania K000284225 No
Jan 1, 1965 Faulkner, H. [2474] Tanzania K000284237 No
Jan 1, 1965 Williams, R.O. [97] Tanzania K000284238 No
Jan 1, 1965 Bally, P.R.O. [4692] Kenya K000284171 No
Jan 1, 1965 Williams, R.O. [54] Tanzania K000284235 No
Jan 1, 1965 Thrinus [179] Kenya K000284175 No
Jan 1, 1965 Tanner, R.E.S. [3888] Tanzania K000284221 No
Napier, E.R. [6282] Kenya K000284192 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1136] Tanzania K000284234 Isotype Yes
Napier, E.R. [6282] Kenya K000284193 No
Faulkner, H. [1669] Tanzania K000284201 No
Vollesen, K.B. [2235] Tanzania K000284216 No
Gillespie, J.B. [80] Kenya K000284179 No
Bally, P.R.O. [1915] Kenya K000284176 No
Harris, B.J.; Harris, S.; Faulkner [3467] Tanzania K000284205 No
Tweedie [1045] Kenya K000284184 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [3495] Tanzania K000284220 No
Greenway, P.J. [1149] Tanzania K000284230 No
Faulkner, H. [1599] Tanzania K000284211 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [2313] Tanzania K000284199 No
Burhani [21] Tanzania K000284214 No
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [119] Kenya K000284182 No
Vollesen, K.B. [4831] Tanzania K000284217 No
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [8707] Kenya K000284180 No
Harris, B.J. [2840] Tanzania K000284208 No
Faulkner, H. [2146] Tanzania K000284218 No
Greenway [5050] Tanzania K000284224 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [3015] Tanzania K000284198 No
Harris, B.J. [2705] Tanzania K000284203 No
Greenway, P.J. [13092] Kenya K000284172 No
Kirk [s.n.] Tanzania K000284233 No
Harris, B.J.; Harris, S. [3451] Tanzania K000284200 No
Battiscombe, E. [789] Kenya K000284190 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [8461] Tanzania K000284204 No
Williams, G.R. [812] Kenya K000284173 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Kanuri, K.; Chomba, W. [14513] Kenya K000284188 No
Church, M.E. [96] Kenya K000284177 No
Faden, R.B. [1135] Kenya K000284195 No
Burtt, B.D. [251] Tanzania K000284219 No
Malima, V.E. [18] Tanzania K000284207 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [2770] Tanzania K000284206 No
Vollesen, K.B. [2235] Tanzania K000284229 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6627] Kenya K000284189 No
Block, P., de; Muasya; Stiperaere; Bytebier, B. [372] Kenya K000284170 No
Linder, D.H. [2635] Kenya K000284186 No
Mwasumbi, L.B. [10504] Tanzania K000284210 No
Mwasumbi, L.B. [10462] Tanzania K000284227 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [2770] Tanzania K000284212 No
Batty, M. [311] Tanzania K000284222 No
Schumann [2035] Tanzania K000284202 No
Robertson, S.A. [3718] Kenya K000284183 No
Verdcourt, B. [3948] Kenya K000284181 No
Harris, B.J. [10230] Tanzania K000284228 Yes
Bridson, D.M. [116] Kenya K000284196 No
Kirk [56] Tanzania K000284232 No
Ruffo [1028] Tanzania K000284215 No
Graham, R.M. [2124] Kenya K000284185 No
Dirmoy [195] Kenya K000284174 No
Faden, R.B. [677] Kenya K000284194 No

Sources

  • 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