Biology:Psychotria

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Psychotria
Psychotria punctata.jpg
Psychotria punctata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Psychotrieae
Genus: Psychotria
L.
Type species
Psychotria asiatica
Synonyms[1]
  • Antherura Lour.
  • Apomuria Bremek
  • Aucubaephyllum Ahlb.
  • Baldingera Dennst.
  • Callicocca Schreb.
  • Calycodendron A.C.Sm.
  • Camptopus Hook.f.
  • Cephaelis Sw.
  • Chesnea Scop.
  • Chicoinaea Comm. ex DC.
  • Coddingtonia S.Bowdich
  • Codonocalyx Miers ex Lindl.
  • Cremocarpon Boivin ex Baill.
  • Delpechia Montrouz.
  • Douarrea Montrouz.
  • Dychotria Raf.
  • Eumorphanthus A.C.Sm.
  • Eurhotia Neck.
  • Furcatella Baum.-Bod.
  • Galvania Vand.
  • Gamotopea Bremek.
  • Grumilea Gaertn.
  • Hylacium P.Beauv.
  • Macrocalyx Miers ex Lindl.
  • Mapouria Aubl.
  • Megalopus K.Schum.
  • Myrstiphylla Raf.
  • Myrstiphyllum P.Browne
  • Naletonia Bremek.
  • Petagomoa Bremek.
  • Pleureia Raf.
  • Polyozus Lour.
  • Psychotrion St.-Lag.
  • Psychotrophum P.Browne
  • Pyragra Bremek.
  • Ronabia St.-Lag.
  • Stellix Noronha
  • Straussia A.Gray
  • Sulcanux Raf.
  • Suteria DC.
  • Tapogomea Aubl.
  • Trevirania Heynh.
  • Trigonopyren Bremek.
  • Uragoga Baill.

Psychotria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 1,582 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants.[2] The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus are small understorey trees in tropical forests. Some species are endangered or facing extinction due to deforestation, especially species of central Africa and the Pacific.

Many species, including Psychotria viridis, produce the psychedelic chemical dimethyltryptamine (DMT).[3]

Selected species

Further information: Biology:List of Psychotria species


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See also

  • List of the largest genera of flowering plants

References

  1. ↑ Psychotria L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Psychotria in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Psychotria. 
  3. ↑ "The use and hallucinatory principles of a psychoactive beverage of the Cashinahua tribe (Amazon basin)". Drug Dependence 5: 7–14. 1970. ISSN 0070-7368. OCLC 1566975. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q904250 entry



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