Psychotria carthagenensis

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Psychotria carthagenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Psychotria
Species:	P. carthagenensis
Binomial name
	Psychotria carthagenensis; Jacq.
Synonyms
	Psychotria carthaginensis (lapsus) Psychotria alba

Psychotria carthagenensis, also known as Amyruca, is a South American rainforest understory shrub from the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It grows from the tropics of South America to Mexico.^[2]

Unlike other Psychotria species, it has been found to be devoid of alkaloids.^[3]

References

^ Catalogue of Life
^ "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "US National Library of Medicine". Absence of alkaloids in Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq. (Rubiaceae). Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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[1] Catalogue of Life

[WCSP-2] "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[NCBI-3] "US National Library of Medicine". Absence of alkaloids in Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq. (Rubiaceae). Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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