Psychotria simmondsiana

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Internal links:             Angiosperms > Eudicots > Superastrids > Lamids > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria simmondsiana

External links:     Angiosperms > Eudicots > Superastrids > Lamids > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria simmondsiana

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Eudicots > Asterids >  Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Psychotria simmondsiana

Other links:     https://ppnn.org.au/plantlist/psychotria-simmondsiana/ 

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:763385-1 

Plant  information

Common name:        Small Leaved Daphne  

Conservation status:   Least concern

Etymology:   

• x

Flowers:                  

• Small white flowers in Summer

Fruit:                         

• Edible cream fruit

Leaves:         

•  Foliage & stems have small hairs 

Stem & branches:     

•  x

Roots:         

• x

Habit:        

• A shrub to 4 m tall with spreading habit

Habitat:   

• It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome 

Distribution:                  

•  he native range of this species is Queensland to NE. NSW

Species:                     

• World:            S,    G

• Australia:      S,    G

Additional notes:     

• Psychotria

  • Is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae which contains 1,582 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants

  • 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)

  • Plants (leaves, roots, barks and rhizomes) are commonly used in traditional medicines (eg in South America) for treating bronchial and gastrointestinal disorders such as cough, bronchitis, ulcer and stomachache. Also they are used for infections of the female reproductive system. - Source: https://www.scielo.br/j/jbchs/a/3LgRq3N3zL9PBTNhZhXF3dK/?lang=en#:~:text=Plants%20from%20the%20genus%20Psychotria%20(leaves%2C%20roots%2C%20barks%20and,of%20the%20female%20reproductive%20system