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Psychotria
''Psychotria'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae, with over 1,600 species. 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 drug, psychedelic chemical dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Selected species * ''Psychotria abdita'' * ''Psychotria acutiflora'' * ''Psychotria adamsonii'' * ''Psychotria alsophila'' * ''Psychotria angustata'' * ''Psychotria atricaulis'' * ''Psychotria beddomei'' * ''Psychotria bimbiensis'' * ''Psychotria bryonicola'' * ''Psychotria camerunensis'' * ''Psychotria capensis'' * ''Psychotria carronis'' * ''Psychotria carthagenensis'' * ''Psychotria cathetoneura'' * ''Psychotria cernua' * ''Psychotria chalconeura'' * ''Psychotria chimboracensis'' * ''Psychotria clarendonensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Viridis
''Psychotria viridis'', also known as ''chacruna'', ''chacrona'', or ''chaqruy'' in the Quechua languages, is a perennial, shrubby flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It is a close relative of ''Psychotria carthagenensis'' (a.k.a. ''samiruka'' or ''amiruca'') of Ecuador. It is commonly used as an ingredient of ayahuasca, a decoction with a long history of its entheogenic (connecting to spirit) use and its status as a "plant teacher" among the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest. Description ''P. viridis'' is a perennial shrub that grows to a height of approximately . Its branches span a diameter of about Stems In the middle and lower parts of the stem, situated between the insertion points of the two opposite leaves there is a horizontal scar wide that extends between the leaves (or leaf scars) and sometimes also connects over the tops of these scars, and along the top side of this scar there is a dense, usually furry line of fine trichomes (i.e., plant ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole (botany), interpetiolar stipules and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 14,100 species in about 580 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include ''Coffea'', the source of coffee; ''Cinchona'', the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine; ornamental cultivars (''e.g.'', ''Gardenia'', ''Ixora'', ''Pentas''); and historically some dye plants (''e.g.'', ''Rubia''). Description The Rubiaceae are morphologically easily recognizable as a coherent group by a combination of characters: opposite or whorled leaves that are simple and entire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Colorata
''Psychotria colorata'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It has been documented in an ethnobotanical context among the Ka'apor people of Maranhão, Brazil by Dr. William Balée, the Tulane University anthropologist An anthropologist is a scientist engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropologists study aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms, values ... and historical ecology, historical ecologist: "Fishhooks (pinar) and line (pina-ham) are obtained through trade. The bait is usually worms, but two species of plants serve an intermediate role. Fruits of the rubiaceous forest herb ''Psychotria colorata'' and seeds of ''Ricinus communis'', a treelet of dooryard gardens, are used for baiting hooks and catching small fish: characins called ''pirapisi''. Fishermen cut chunks of the characins as bait for hooking larger, more desirable fish" (Balée 1994: 61) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Capensis
''Psychotria capensis'', the bird-berry, is a southern African evergreen shrub or small tree. It belongs to a genus which is used medicinally in many regions, 'Psychotria' being from the Greek for 'rejuvenating', in reference to the healing properties of certain species. Kew lists some 2,000 species of ''Psychotria'' growing throughout the warmer regions of both hemispheres, but only two of them occur in southern Africa, namely ''P. capensis'' and '' P. zombamontana''. Range and habitat It occurs along the n south and east coasts, from |
Psychotria Punctata
''Psychotria punctata'', the dotted wild coffee, is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae. Distribution This species can be found from Southern Somalia to Mozambique and Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, .... References Catalogue of LifeThe Plant List punctata {{Psychotria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Carthagenensis
''Psychotria carthagenensis'', also known as amyruca, is a South American rainforest understory shrub from the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It grows from the tropics of South America to Mexico. The plant is used in the preparation of the ayahuasca decoction. Pharmacological studies A study in 1972 based in gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method determined the presence of the alkaloids N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), N-monomethyltryptamine (MMT) and 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-β-carboline (MTHC) in the leaves. In a study in 1994 on ethanol extracts of the leaves showed negative results for the presence of alkaloids. Later, a phytochemical analysis in 2022 on aqueous extracts of the leaves demonstrated the presences of alkaloids. Hybridisation ''Psychotria carthagenensis'' has been hybridised with the closely related P. viridis, by Australian nurseryman and scientist Darren Williams. The cultivar Nexus was created in 2008, sold by the nursery Herbalistics, resulting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Abdita
''Psychotria abdita'' is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae and the genus ''Psychotria''. The species is endemic to Peru, and the species was identified by Paul Carpenter Standley Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants. Biography Standley was born on March 21, 1884, in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, ... in 1929. References Flora of Peru Plants described in 1929 abdita {{Psychotria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Adamsonii
''Psychotria adamsonii'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It is thought to be extinct. References Endemic flora of the Marquesas Islands adamsonii Data deficient plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1939 {{Rubiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Cookei
''Psychotria cookei'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.''Psychotria cookei'' J.W.Moore '' Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... ''. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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Psychotria Atricaulis
''Psychotria atricaulis'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.''Psychotria atricaulis'' Fosberg '' Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... ''. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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Psychotria Bimbiensis
''Psychotria bimbiensis'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Flora of Cameroon bimbiensis Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Diane Mary Bridson Taxa named by Martin Cheek {{Psychotria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
