Biology:Psychotria serpens

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Short description: Species of plant

Psychotria serpens
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Inflorescence
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Fruit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Psychotria
Species:
P. serpens
Binomial name
Psychotria serpens
Synonyms[1]
  • Grumilea serpens (L.) K.Schum.
  • Psychotria scandens Hook. & Arn.
  • Psychotria serpens var. latifolia Pit.
  • Uragoga serpens (L.) Kuntze

Psychotria serpens, the creeping psychotria, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Peninsula Malaysia, Southeast Asia, southeastern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and central and southern Japan.[1][2] A creeping or climbing perennial liana, it is typically found in thickets and forests, from 100 to 1,400 m (300 to 4,600 ft) above sea level.[3] It is often substituted for "Caulis Trachelospermi" (Trachelospermum jasminoides) in traditional Chinese medicine preparations sold to people with cancer.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Psychotria serpens L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/763361-1. 
  2. Wilkes, John (1826). "28. Psychotria serpens". Encyclopædia Londinensis. London. p. 506. 
  3. "蔓九节 man jiu jie". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022199. 
  4. Chao-Zhan Lin; Ai-Zhi Wu; Ying Zhong; Yu-Mei Wang; Guang-Tian Peng; Xian-Jun Su; Bing-Xin Liu; Yun Deng et al. (2015). "Flavonoids from Psychotria serpens L., a Herbal Medicine with Anti-Cancer Activity". Journal of Cancer Research Updates 4 (2). doi:10.6000/1929-2279.2015.04.02.3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6715365 entry