Rubiaceae FAMILY

Psychotria psychotrioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Psychotria psychotrioides is a shrub growing up to 6 metres tall, with rounded, glabrous branches[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a dye and medicinal plant[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Sudan, south to Gabon and Zaire.

HabitatClosed and fringing forest and in savannah woodland, from sea-level up to elevations of 1,200 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].