Psychotria

Psychotria

Psychotria punctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Psychotrieae
Genus:	Psychotria L.
Type species
Psychotria asiatica L.
Synonyms
Antherura Lour. Aucubiphyllum Ahlb. Baldingera Dennst. Callicocca Schreb. Calycodendron A.C.Sm. Camptopus Hook.f. Cephaelis Sw. Chesnea Scop. Coddingtonia S.Bowdich Codonocalyx Miers ex Lindl. Delpechia Montrouz. Douarrea Montrouz. Dychotria Raf. Eumachia DC. Eumorphanthus A.C.Sm. Eurhotia Neck. Furcatella Baum.-Bod. Galvania Vand. Gamotopea Bremek. Grumilea Gaertn. Hylacium P.Beauv. Ipecacuanha Arruda Macrocalyx Miers ex Lindl. Mapouria Aubl. Megalopus K.Schum. Myrstiphylla Raf. Myrstiphyllum P.Browne Naletonia Bremek. Petagomoa Bremek. Pleureia Raf. Polyozus Lour. Psychotrion St.-Lag. Psychotrophum P.Browne Ronabia St.-Lag. Stellix Noronha Straussia A.Gray Sulcanux Raf. Suteria DC. Tapogomea Aubl. Trevirania Heynh. Uragoga Baill.

Psychotria is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It contains around 1,850 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus are small understorey trees in tropical forests. Some species are endangered or facing extinction due to deforestation, especially species of central Africa and the Pacific.

Many species, including Psychotria viridis, produce the psychedelic chemical dimethyltryptamine (DMT).