Characteristics
Dicots
Psychotria nervosa Sw.
WILD COFFEE
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This species has no known usage as a coffee substitute (Pinkley 1969; Austin 2004), and its common name is more likely a reference to some morphological similarity to coffee, which is in the same plant family. Neither caffeine nor DMT are known from this species.
Native
FAC (DEP)
Classification
Citation
PSYCHOTRIA NERVOSA Swartz, Prodr. 43. 1788.
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JAMAICA: Without data, Swartz s.n. (holotype: S).
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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