Scientific Name: Psychotria daphnoides

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  • Pronunciation:
    sigh-COT-ree-ah daph-NOID-ees
  • Common Name:
    Smooth Psychotria
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    RUBIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Small white in clusters, Spring summer
  • Fruit:
    Berry, greenish ellipsoid 10 mm long. 2 ribbed seeds
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Fraser Island, NNP Palm Grove, Dandaloo
Cultural Notes

Mature fruit eaten raw.||

Identification Notes

Terminal buds enclosed in small paired stipules, lost as leaves expand, leaving scars between leaf bases.||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||