Psychotria (genus)

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Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8),
quotation: "

Psychotria
A genus of about 2000 species, pantropic;
about 16 species occur naturally in Australia.
Cooper & Cooper (2004); Forster (2018); Harden et al. (2014); Sohmer (1988).

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Psychotria L. (1759) → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/88985/api/apni-format .
Psychotria ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Psychotria&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Some obvious differences from references below:
• Psychotria lorentzii Valeton (1911) – taxonomic synonym: Psychotria sp. Lizard Island (R.L. & A.Specht LI410) (1989) .
Viewed: 2025 July 29th .

• Forster Paul I and D A Halford, Queensland Herbarium (2025)
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Differences from references below:
• Psychotria interstans Domin (1929 December) –resurrected from Coopers' (2004) synonymy under Psychotria dallachiana Benth. .
• Psychotria sp. (Daintree NP P.I.Forster+ PIF21974) included, not Psychotria sp. (Pinnacle Rock) .
• Psychotria sp. (Mt Finnigan L.J.Brass 20044) included .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 29th .

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria .
Quotation of described taxa: "
• Psychotria daphnoides Large-leaved form
• Psychotria daphnoides Small-leaved form
• Psychotria loniceroides Deepwater form
• Psychotria loniceroides Type form
• Psychotria simmondsiana Spreading form
• Psychotria simmondsiana Upright form
• Psychotria species 'Shute Harbour'
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• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020)
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'):
Rubiaceae family profile and description of genera, fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Rubiaceae.htm
Quotation of described taxa including links: "

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Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
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• Forster Paul I (2018)
Psychotria hebecarpa Merr. & L.M.Perry (Rubiaceae), a new record for Queensland and Australia.
Austrobaileya 10 (2): 286–289 .
PDF 854 KB: → https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0040/99895/forster-psychotria-hebecarpa-austrobaileya-v10s2.pdf
Viewed: 2025 July 29th .

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June)
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: 449–451 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .
The botanical key available online via keybase here: → https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/4305 .
Clarifying:
• Synonym since ca. 2018: Psychotria sp. Pajinka (W.Cooper WWC1435) → Psychotria hebecarpa
• Psychotria sp. (Daintree N.P.): "Other names: Psychotria sp. (Pinnacle Rock)."
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• Sohmer S H (1988)
The nonclimbing species of the genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Bishop Museum Bulletin in Botany 1: 1–339 .