Rubiaceae FAMILY
Psychotria nervosa
Psychotria nervosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Wild coffee is an evergreen shrub growing 1 - 3.5 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit and seed.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Windward Isles through to S. N. America - Florida.
HabitatDamp forest or thickets of the lowlands, ascending on the Pacific coast of Guatemala to about 1,200 metres, but usually at much lower elevations[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].