Rubiaceae of the New World
By Piero Delprete and
Rocio Cortés
PSYCHOTRIA Linnaeus
Rubiaceae of the New World
By Piero Delprete and
Rocio Cortés
PSYCHOTRIA Linnaeus
Psychotria colorata Photo P. Delprete Chapada do Araripe, Ceara, Brazil |
Psychotria sp. Brasilia, Brasil Photo P. Maas |
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Synonyms: Antherura Loureiro; Apomuria Bremekamp; Aucubaephyllum Ahlburg; Callicocca Schreber; Calycodendron A. C. Smith; Camptopus J. D. Hooker; Carapichea Aublet; Cephaelis O. Swartz; Caphaleis Vahl (orth. var.); Chesnea Scopoli; Chytropsia Bremekamp; Coffea sect. Straussia A. P. de Candolle; Delpechia Montrouzier; Douarrea Montrouzier; Dychotria Rafinesque; Eumachia A. P. de Candolle; Eumorphanthus A. C. Smith; Eurhotia Necker (nomen); Evea Aublet; Galvania Vandelli; Gamotopea Bremekamp; Gloneria Andre; Gomoza Cothenius (orth. var.), Gomozia Mutis ex Linnaeus; Grumilea Gaertner, Grunilea Poiret in Lamark (orth. var); Ipecacuanha Arruda da Camara in H. Koster; Mapouria Aublet, Mapuria Gmelin (orth. var.); Megalopus K. Schumann; Naletonia Bremekamp; Nettlera Rafinesque; Nonatelia Aublet, non Nonatelia O. Kuntze; Notopleura (J. D. Hooker) Bremekamp; Novatilea Wight (orth. var. of Nonatelia); Oribasia Schreber; Pleureia Rafinesque; Psychothria Linnaeus (orth. var.); Psychotria sect. Notopleura J. D. Hooker; Psychotrophum P. Browne (nom. rej.); Straussia (A. P. de Candolle) A. Gray; Suteria A. P. de Candolle; Tapogomea Aublet; Thiersia Baillon; Trevirania Heynhold (nomen); Uragoga Baillon; Viscoides Jacquin (nomen); Zwaardekronia Korthals
Geographic distribution: Northern Central America (up to southern Mexico), southern Central America, northern Chocó area, southern Chocó area, West Indies, Magdalena-Llanos area, Napo-Marañón drainage, southwestern Amazon Basin, western Amazon Basin, Guayana Shield, central Amazon basin, eastern Amazon basin, northeastern Brazil, Brazilian Atlantic coast, Brazilian planalto, Rio Paraná drainage, northern Andes (above 1000 m) and central Andes, southern intertropical Andes. A pantropical genus of about 1800 species.
Number of species: 700.