✿Rubiaceae · Psychotria
Psychotria nigra
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Psychotria nigra itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Psychotria nigra itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Psychotria nigra
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Psychotria nigra is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Psychotria nigra belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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