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Psychotria nervosa

dwarf shiny-leaf wild-coffee "Little Psycho"
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

dwarf shiny-leaf wild-coffee "Little Psycho"

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Psychotria nervosa

Familia:

Rubiaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

1.0 to 2.5 ft tall 

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, general cover plant in shaded areas.

Consideraciones:

Wild Coffee does not like constant full sun.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

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
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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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:

Culitivated.

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:

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.


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.

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