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, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Psychotria bacteriophila Valeton in Icon. Bogor.: t. 271 (1908)
- Psychotria beniensis De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 2: 333 (1924)
- Psychotria ciliatocostata Cufod. in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 55: 90 (1948)
- Psychotria collicola K.Schum. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 364 (1903)
- Psychotria hirtella Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 336 (1887)
- Psychotria kassneri Bremek. in J. Bot. 71: 278 (1933)
- Psychotria kirkii Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 206 (1877)
- Psychotria kirkii var. hirtella (Oliv.) Verdc. in Kew Bull. 28: 321 (1973)
- Psychotria kirkii var. mucronata (Hiern) Verdc. in Kew Bull. 30: 263 (1975)
- Psychotria kirkii var. nairobiensis (Bremek.) Verdc. in Kew Bull. 30: 262 (1975)
- Psychotria kirkii var. swynnertonii (Bremek.) Verdc. in Kew Bull. 30: 263 (1975)
- Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica (Bremek.) Verdc. in Kew Bull. 30: 263 (1975)
- Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii (K.Schum.) Verdc. in Kew Bull. 30: 262 (1975)
- Psychotria maculata S.Moore in J. Bot. 44: 84 (1906)
- Psychotria marginata Bremek. in J. Bot. 71: 279 (1933), nom. illeg.
- Psychotria mucronata Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 211 (1877)
- Psychotria nairobiensis Bremek. in J. Bot. 71: 278 (1933)
- Psychotria pachyclada K.Schum. & K.Krause in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 558 (1907)
- Psychotria petroxenos K.Schum. & K.Krause in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 557 (1907)
- Psychotria pubifolia De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 2: 408 (1924)
- Psychotria punctata var. hirtella Chiov. in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 55: 90 (1948)
- Psychotria rutshuruensis De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 2: 417 (1924)
- Psychotria subhirtella K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 390 (1895)
- Psychotria swynnertonii Bremek. in J. Bot. 71: 277 (1933)
- Psychotria tarambassica Bremek. in J. Bot. 71: 280 (1933)
- Psychotria volkensii K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 390 (1895)
- Uragoga kirkii (Hiern) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 961 (1891)
- Uragoga mucronata (Hiern) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 961 (1891)
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.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
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 [638], Kenya | K000284178 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 1972 | Faulkner, H. [764], Tanzania | K000284213 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 1972 | Kuntze, O. [s.n.], Tanzania | K000284231 | No | ||
| Jun 1, 1972 | Faulkner, H. [764], Tanzania | K000284209 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Drummond, R.B. [1010], Kenya | K000284191 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Tanner, R.E.S. [3888], Tanzania | K000284221 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Faulkner, H. [2474], Tanzania | K000284237 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Graham, R.M. [2150], Kenya | K000284187 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Williams, R.O. [97], Tanzania | K000284238 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Musk, H. [66], Tanzania | K000284226 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Tanner, R.E.S. [3910], Tanzania | K000284223 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Williams, R.O. [54], Tanzania | K000284235 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Bally, P.R.O. [4692], Kenya | K000284171 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Stuhlmann [1504], Tanzania | K000284225 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Williams, R.O. [54], Tanzania | K000284236 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Thrinus [179], Kenya | K000284175 | No | ||
| Williams, G.R. [812], Kenya | K000284173 | No | |||
| Bally, P.R.O. [1915], Kenya | K000284176 | No | |||
| Greenway, P.J. [8707], Kenya | K000284180 | No | |||
| Tweedie [1045], Kenya | K000284184 | No | |||
| Napier, E.R. [6282], Kenya | K000284192 | No | |||
| Harris, B.J. [2705], Tanzania | K000284203 | No | |||
| Malima, V.E. [18], Tanzania | K000284207 | No | |||
| Mwasumbi, L.B. [10504], Tanzania | K000284210 | No | |||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [3495], Tanzania | K000284220 | No | |||
| Harris, B.J. [10230], Tanzania | K000284228 | Yes | |||
| Vollesen, K.B. [2235], Tanzania | K000284229 | Yes | |||
| Batty, M. [311], Tanzania | K000284222 | No | |||
| Swynnerton, C.F.M. [119], Kenya | K000284182 | No | |||
| Kirk [56], Tanzania | K000284232 | No | |||
| Linder, D.H. [2635], Kenya | K000284186 | No | |||
| Faden, R.B. [1135], Kenya | K000284195 | No | |||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [2770], Tanzania | K000284212 | No | |||
| Graham, R.M. [2124], Kenya | K000284185 | No | |||
| Verdcourt, B. [3948], Kenya | K000284181 | No | |||
| Church, M.E. [96], Kenya | K000284177 | No | |||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [3015], Tanzania | K000284198 | No | |||
| Vollesen, K.B. [4831], Tanzania | K000284217 | No | |||
| Hildebrandt, J.M. [1136], Tanzania | K000284234 | isotype | Yes | ||
| Ruffo [1028], Tanzania | K000284215 | No | |||
| Brenan, J.P.M. [14513], Kenya | K000284188 | No | |||
| Harris, B.J. [3451], Tanzania | K000284200 | No | |||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [2313], Tanzania | K000284199 | No | |||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [2770], Tanzania | K000284206 | No | |||
| Gillespie, J.B. [80], Kenya | K000284179 | No | |||
| Burhani [21], Tanzania | K000284214 | No | |||
| Perdue, R.E. [8461], Tanzania | K000284204 | No | |||
| Kirk [s.n.], Tanzania | K000284233 | No | |||
| Dirmoy [195], Kenya | K000284174 | No | |||
| Mwasumbi, L.B. [10462], Tanzania | K000284227 | No | |||
| Block, P. de [372], Kenya | K000284170 | No | |||
| Greenway, P.J. [13092], Kenya | K000284172 | No | |||
| Harris, B.J. [3467], Tanzania | K000284205 | No | |||
| Burtt, B.D. [251], Tanzania | K000284219 | No | |||
| Napier, E.R. [6282], Kenya | K000284193 | No | |||
| Robertson, S.A. [6627], Kenya | K000284189 | No | |||
| Faulkner, H. [1669], Tanzania | K000284201 | No | |||
| Faden, R.B. [677], Kenya | K000284194 | No | |||
| Faulkner, H. [1599], Tanzania | K000284211 | No | |||
| Battiscombe, E. [789], Kenya | K000284190 | No | |||
| Greenway [5050], Tanzania | K000284224 | No | |||
| Faulkner, H. [2146], Tanzania | K000284218 | No | |||
| Schumann [2035], Tanzania | K000284202 | No | |||
| Robertson, S.A. [3718], Kenya | K000284183 | No | |||
| Bridson, D.M. [116], Kenya | K000284196 | No | |||
| Harris, B.J. [2840], Tanzania | K000284208 | No | |||
| Vollesen, K.B. [2235], Tanzania | K000284216 | No | |||
| Greenway, P.J. [1149], Tanzania | K000284230 | No | |||
| Ash [1325], Ethiopia | Psychotria kirkii var. nairobiensis | 35621.000 | No | ||
| Ash [907], Ethiopia | Psychotria kirkii var. nairobiensis | 36276.000 | No | ||
| Burtt, B.D. [1258], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. nairobiensis | K000412259 | isotype | Yes | |
| Burtt, B.D. [1258], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. nairobiensis | K000412260 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| May 1, 1981 | Scheffler, G. [28], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284572 | No | |
| Sep 1, 1975 | Archbold, M.E. [1795], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284577 | No | |
| Aug 1, 1974 | Bally, P.R.O. [7921], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284587 | No | |
| Apr 1, 1973 | Mwangangi, O.M. [896], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284562 | No | |
| Jan 1, 1965 | Bally, P.R.O. [8129], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284575 | No | |
| Jan 1, 1965 | Kässner, T. [923], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000311705 | holotype | Yes |
| Mwachala, G. [434], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284555 | No | ||
| Hale, M. [81], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284560 | No | ||
| Vet Lab [15960], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284561 | No | ||
| Napper, D.M. [1589], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284567 | No | ||
| Gillett, J.B. [18056], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284569 | No | ||
| Geilinger, W. [1503], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284574 | No | ||
| Drummond, R.B. [2924], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284581 | No | ||
| Mgaza, C.D. [409], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284582 | No | ||
| Grimshaw, J.M. [931276], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284583 | No | ||
| Grimshaw, J.M. [93492], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284584 | No | ||
| Grimshaw, J.M. [933], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284585 | No | ||
| Leippert, H. [6330], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284586 | No | ||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [4170], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284592 | No | ||
| Bruce, E.M. [831], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284594 | No | ||
| Thulin, M. [3137], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284597 | No | ||
| Carmichael, W. [1268], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284603 | No | ||
| Archbold, M.E. [345], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284606 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [8369], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284608 | No | ||
| Geilinger, W. [s.n.], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284610 | No | ||
| Volkens, G. [604], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284613 | lectotype | Yes | |
| Bruce, E.M. [829], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284596 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [8322], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284556 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [8322], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284559 | No | ||
| Shabani [709], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284602 | No | ||
| Robertson, S.A. [5058], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284571 | No | ||
| Carmichael, W. [1276], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284591 | No | ||
| Archbold, M.E. [964], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284607 | No | ||
| Procter, J.E.A. [3676], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284601 | No | ||
| Kässner, T. [923], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000311706 | Yes | ||
| Davies, R.M. [1130], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284605 | No | ||
| Drummond, R.B. [2924], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284579 | No | ||
| Kahurananga, J. [2738], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284598 | No | ||
| Greenway, P.J. [14836], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284604 | No | ||
| Faulkner, H.G. [4481], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284580 | No | ||
| Osiri [1], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284563 | No | ||
| Dummer, R.A. [5078], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284568 | No | ||
| Archbold, M.E. [2868], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284611 | No | ||
| Ruffo [1146], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284590 | No | ||
| Bruce, E.M. [829], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284595 | No | ||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [1480], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284593 | No | ||
| Procter, J.E.A. [3716], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284600 | No | ||
| Kabuye, C.H.S. [656], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284570 | No | ||
| Gillett, J.B. [12814], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284564 | No | ||
| Drummond, R.B. [2429], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284578 | No | ||
| Richards, M. [24177], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284612 | No | ||
| Tanner, R.E.S. [1176], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284588 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [8583], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284557 | Yes | ||
| Peter, A. [52097], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284576 | No | ||
| Mwangangi, O.M. [520], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284566 | No | ||
| Geilinger, W. [4856], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284609 | No | ||
| Pole-Evans, I.B. [846], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284589 | No | ||
| Mwangoka, M.A. [412], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284573 | No | ||
| Ossent, J.R. [247], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284558 | No | ||
| Archbold, M.E. [2720], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284599 | No | ||
| Fries, R.E. [2096], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. volkensii | K000284565 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [12094], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284678 | No | ||
| Newbould, J.G.B. [3002], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284682 | No | ||
| Newbould, J.G.B. [3554], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284684 | No | ||
| Kerfoot, O. [1108], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284687 | No | ||
| Rammell, J.C. [3319], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284690 | No | ||
| Osmaston, H.A. [4429], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284691 | No | ||
| Carter, S. [335], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284693 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [1537], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284698 | No | ||
| Philip, M.S. [793], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284688 | No | ||
| Dale, I.R. [1038], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284701 | No | ||
| Eggeling, W.J. [1613], Uganda | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284679 | No | ||
| Kerfoot, O. [1967], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284683 | No | ||
| Paulo, S. [1044], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284681 | No | ||
| Gilbert, M.G. [5197], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284694 | No | ||
| Rammell, J.C. [3322], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284699 | No | ||
| Bally, P.R.O. [3666], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284689 | No | ||
| Philip, M.S. [712], Uganda | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284680 | No | ||
| Gilbert, M.G. [5600], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284695 | No | ||
| Gilbert, M.G. [5127], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284696 | No | ||
| Gillett, J.B. [18558], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284692 | No | ||
| Napier, E.R. [1263], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284700 | No | ||
| Dale, I.R. [2436], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000311704 | No | ||
| Kerfoot, O. [1150], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284686 | No | ||
| Gilbert, M.G. [5589], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284697 | No | ||
| Kerfoot, O. [1966], Kenya | Psychotria kirkii var. tarambassica | K000284685 | No | ||
| Johnston, H.H. [s.n.], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii var. hirtella | K000412258 | holotype | Yes | |
| Schweinfurth, G. [1843], Sudan | Psychotria kirkii var. mucronata | K000412283 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Dec 31, 1984 | Kirk, J. [9], Mozambique | Psychotria kirkii | K000412294 | lectotype | Yes |
| Psychotria kirkii | 14516.000 | No | |||
| Drummond, R.B. [2924], Tanzania | Psychotria kirkii | 5037.000 | No | ||
| Cruse, A.W. [463], Zimbabwe | Psychotria kirkii | 8567.000 | No | ||
| Kirk [s.n.], Mozambique | Psychotria kirkii | K000412293 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Psychotria nairobiensis | 8569.000 | No | |||
| Jan 1, 1965 | Swynnerton, C.F.M. [771], Tanzania | Psychotria swynnertonii | K000412255 | isosyntype | Yes |
| Jan 1, 1965 | Swynnerton, C.F.M. [770], Tanzania | Psychotria swynnertonii | K000412257 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Swynnerton, C.F.M. [771], Tanzania | Psychotria swynnertonii | K000412256 | isosyntype | Yes | |
| Psychotria tarambassica | 30765.000 | No |
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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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- 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