Psychotria submontana
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Description
A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-17 cm long. They are smooth. The flowers are in a group at the ends of branches. The flowers are 2 mm across. The fruit is 10 mm across. They occur singly or in bunches at the ends of branches. There are 2 seeds. These are about 4 mm long. The fruit are edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. They grow naturally in the rainforest in NE Queensland in Australia. It grows between 260-1560 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 1500 Psychotria species.
References (2)
- Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 240
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 451
