Psychotria nervosa, also known as Seminole balsamo[3] or wild coffee, is a shade tolerant medium-sized shrub native to Florida as well as the West Indies and Central and South America. It produces a "small, red, ellipsoid fruit" that resembles "the true coffee bean" in shape and attract birds.[4] Its maximum height ranges from approximately 4–10 feet.[4]
Psychotria nervosa leaves
Despite its common name of wild coffee, this species is not known to contain any caffeine. In recounting anecdotes from others, the Florida ethnobotanist, Dan Austin, reported that the use of the seeds as a coffee substitute resulted in "only bad taste and terrible headaches."[5] A similar account reported no known usage as a coffee substitute in Jamaica and noted the morphological similarity of its seed to coffee,[6] the more likely reason for its common name being wild coffee. Reports of DMT in this species are also unsubstantiated.
^IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Psychotria nervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152910002A152910004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152910002A152910004.en. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Psychotria nervosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Psychotrianervosa, also known as Seminole balsamo or wild coffee, is a shade tolerant medium-sized shrub native to Florida as well as the West Indies...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
have been recorded feeding on Psychotria chiriquina, Psychotria monteverdensis, Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE...
Sphingidae. It is known from Peru. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
posterior part of the wing. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
is known from Florida, United States. The larvae feed on Psychotrianervosa and Psychotria undata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Global Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
longer elsewhere. Larvae have been recorded feeding on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
January to October and in December in Florida. The larvae feed on Psychotrianervosa. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner,...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae probably feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
Adults have been recorded on wing year round. The larvae feed on Psychotrianervosa, Psychotria undata, Bidens connata and Dahlia species. Nuss, M.; et al....
probably on wing year round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
year-round. The larvae probably feed on Rubiaceae (such as Psychotrianervosa and Psychotria horizontalis), Fabaceae (such as Inga vera), Malvaceae and...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
probably on wing year-round. The larvae possibly feed on Psychotria panamensis, Psychotrianervosa and Pavonia guanacastensis. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic...
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