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8399.000 Psychotria
CEPHAELIS Sw.
GRUMILEA Gaertn.
Verdcourt, B. (1988) Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1)
Description of the genus
Subshrubs, shrubs or trees. Stipules entire or fimbriate. Leaves opposite, petiolate, either with domatia or with black nodules scattered throughout the leaf lamina. Flowers 4-5-merous, bisexual, heterostylous, arranged in terminal paniculate or umbellate inflorescences. Calyx minutely lobed. Corolla tube usually shortly cylindric; lobes valvate. Ovary 2-(3-4)-locular. Fruit a drupe, with 1-2 pyrenes, these not markedly dehiscent. Seeds usually with a dark (reddish-brown) testa; endosperm usually strongly ruminate. Derivation of name: vivifying, from Greek: psyche, meaning life, referring to the healing properties of some species. Worldwide: 800 - 1500 species in the tropics. Malawi: 15 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis (Eckl.) Vatke subsp. riparia (K. Schum. & K. Krause) Verdc. var. riparia | S | |
| djumaensis De Wild. var. zambesiaca E.M.A. Petit | C | |
| ealaensis De Wild. | N,S | |
| eminiana (Kuntze) E.M.A. Petit var. eminiana | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| heterosticta E.M.A. Petit var. plurinervata E.M.A. Petit | N | |
| kirkii Hiern | N,S | Description, Image |
| linearisepala E.M.A. Petit var. linearisepala | N,C,S | |
| mahonii C.H. Wright | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| peduncularis (Salisb.) Steyerm. var. nyassana (Krause) Verdc. | N | |
| peduncularis (Salis.) Steyerm. var. rufonyassana Verdc. | N,S | |
| pumila Hiern var. pumila | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| pumila Hiern var. buzica (S. Moore) E.M.A. Petit | S | Description, Image |
| sp. A [End] | S | |
| spithamea S. Moore | N,C | Description, Image |
| zombamontana (Kuntze) E.M.A. Petit | N,C,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Psychotria:
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Flora of Botswana: PsychotriaFlora of Caprivi: cultivated Psychotria
Flora of Mozambique: Psychotria
Flora of Zambia: Psychotria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Psychotria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PsychotriaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Psychotria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Psychotria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Psychotria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Psychotria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Psychotria
JSTOR Plant Science: Psychotria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Psychotria
Plants of the World Online: Psychotria
Tropicos: Psychotria
Wikipedia: Psychotria
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