Psychotria globicephala

Psychotria globicephala Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 249 1920.;

India (Tamil Nadu) as per WCSP;

Shrubs. Leaves 8-12 x 4-6 cm, oblanceolate, apex acuminate or acute, base attenuate, nerves looped near the margin, petiole 0.5-1 cm, stipule with long hairs. Flowers in terminal globose heads mixed rufous hairs; calyx ca 1.5 mm, ciliate, lobes 5; corolla tube very short; stamens inserted on the corolla tube; style ca 4 mm, stigma bifid.

Flowering and fruiting: August-January

Evergreen forests

Southern Western Ghats

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

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Rubiaceae for identification 240613MK02 : Attachments (10). 6 posts by 4 authors.

Please help me to identify this shrub found in the wet forests of Nilgiris. It was an undergrowth shrub of 1-2 m tall; found common.

Leaf: about 20 cm long

Flower: white, 1 cm across

Location: Kodanad, Nilgiris, TN

Alt.: 1995 M ASL
Date: 22 June 2013

This is a species of Psychotria. I am unable to recollect the species name.
It grows in the undergrowth of mid elevation evergreen forests. It is mentioned in Gamble flora

Psychotria species in efi.

please check Psychotria adenophylla

Appears close to images at Psychotria glandulosa (Dennst.) Suresh

Thank you … for this bringing again. This is most probably Psychotria globicephala.

774 ID wild tree Psychotria: 18 images.

Please ID wild tree Psychotria,

Location: near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1700fsl

Flower date: 28MAY2026, 02.40pm

Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy misty windy canopied evergreen shola forest highland

Plant habit: small erect branched tree, hard woody cylindrical stem 04cm base diameter, brownish bark

Height: 03 meter

Leaves: opposite elliptical acute simple flexible glossy, size upto: 16×05cm

Flower: terminal panicle inflorescence, whitish, non fragrant, diameter:08mm

Fruit: berry green globular glabrous

Seed:

It is very close to Psychotria globicephala, thank you very much for ID my plant. Please check the collage image, top left P. globicephala, right P. glandulosa, and bottom, mine.

References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (with high resolution specimens) POWO India Biodiversity Portal

Updated on July 3, 2026

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