Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusPsychotria
Scientific name with authorshipPsychotria carthagenensis Jacq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Mapouria alba f. intermedia Chodat & Hassl.Mapouria alba var. tristis (Müll.Arg.) Chodat & Hassl.Mapouria australis Müll.Arg.Mapouria catharinensis Müll.Arg.Mapouria compaginata Müll.Arg., 1876Mapouria compagniata Müll.Arg.Mapouria crassa Müll.Arg.Mapouria ficigemma (DC.) LeméeMapouria fockeana (Miq.) Bremek.Mapouria martiana Müll.Arg.Mapouria pallescens RusbyMapouria pohliana Müll.Arg.Mapouria rabeniana Müll.Arg.Mapouria riedeliana Müll.Arg.Mapouria rigida RusbyMapouria schlechtendaliana Müll.Arg.Mapouria tristis Müll.Arg.Mapouria velhana Müll.Arg.Psychotria alba f. glabrata Griseb.Psychotria alba var. tonsa Cham. & Schltdl.Psychotria ardisiaefoliaPsychotria ardisiifolia KunthPsychotria australis (Müll.Arg.) L.Andersson, 1992Psychotria carthaginensisPsychotria compaginata (Müll.Arg.) L.Andersson, 1992Psychotria decidua Vell.Psychotria elliptica Ker Gawl.Psychotria elliptica KerGawl.Psychotria ficigemma DC.Psychotria floribunda KunthPsychotria fockeana Miq.Psychotria foveolata Ruiz & Pav.Psychotria ilheosana Standl.Psychotria pallescens (Rusby) Standl.Psychotria pohliana (Müll.Arg.) L.Andersson, 1992Psychotria proxima Standl.Psychotria riedeliana (Müll.Arg.) L.Andersson, 1992Psychotria sagrana Urb.Psychotria sagreana Urb.Psychotria schlechtendaliana (Müll.Arg.) L.Andersson, 1992Psychotria tonsa (Cham. & Schltdl.) GovaertsPsychotria tristicula Standl.Psychotria velhana (Müll.Arg.) L.AnderssonUragoga ardisiifolia (Kunth) Kuntze, 1898Uragoga australis (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga australis Müll.Arg.Uragoga carthagenensis (Jacq.) KuntzeUragoga catharinensis (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga compaginata (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga elliptica (Ker Gawl.) DrakeUragoga ficigemma (DC.) KuntzeUragoga floribunda (Kunth) KuntzeUragoga fockeana (Miq.) KuntzeUragoga foveolata (Ruiz & Pav.) M.GómezUragoga jacobaschii KuntzeUragoga pohliana (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga rabeniana (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga reevesii KuntzeUragoga tonsa (Cham. & Schltdl.) KuntzeUragoga tristis (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga velhana (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeUragoga watsoniana Kuntze
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier761655-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.