Psychotria confertiloba
A. C. Sm.
Tabulina
Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tall tropical tree in the Rubiaceae family with distinctive buttresses and dark red fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are sometimes eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Fiji, Pacific,
Other Information
The fruit are sometimes eaten.
Notes
There are about 1500 Psychotria species.
Synonyms
Psychotria umbraticola Gillespie [Illegitimate]
Also Known As
Tabunilina
References (1)
- Parham, H. B. R, 1940, Supplement to the Journal of the Polynesian Society No. 16. Fiji Plants: Their Name and Uses.
