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Psychotria nervosa

shiny-leaf wild-coffee, wild coffee
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

shiny-leaf wild-coffee, wild coffee

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Psychotria nervosa

Familia:

Rubiaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

2.0 to 6.0 ft tall by 1.5 to 3.0 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

red,green,brown

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms and fruits year round except during cold or drought.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Small specimen plant, foundation planting, general cover plant in shaded areas.

Consideraciones:

Wild Coffee does not like constant full sun.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Readily self-seeds, seeds can be collect from fruit and should be planted after last frost in cold areas.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

6.1 to 7.5

Apto para cultivo en:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds

Nectar plant for atala ( Eumaeus atala ), great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), julia ( Dryas iulia ), Schaus' swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemus ), and other butterflies. 





Attracts pollinators including a variety of bees and wasps, flies, and beetles.

Birds like the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Dry mesic to xeric hammock, high areas in swamps, coastal shell mounds, pine flatwoods.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

This is not a coffee substitute (Pinkley 1969; Austin 2004). Its common name is may be a reference to some visual similarity to coffee

Comentarios generales:

Sensitize to cold weather.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gilman, E., Ryan W. Klein, and Gail Hansen (2024). Psychotria nervosa , Wild Coffee (FPS494). ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP494 ). Accessed 2026. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Inskeep, Ryan Robert. (2017). Critters on the Wild Coffee, Psychotria nervosa [in] Florida Native Garden (blog post). ( https://floridanativegarden.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/critters-on-the-wild-coffee-psychotria-nervosa/ ). Accessed 2026.

Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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