676 ID wild plant

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam.

Location: Vattavada Munnar Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 6600fsl

Flower date: 06DEC2024, 05.10pm

Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy misty canopied shola highland 

Plant habit: medium erect branched shrub, hard cylindrical stem 15mm base diameter, perennial

Height: 06 feet

Leaves: opposite elliptic acute simple flexible glossy smooth, vein base glanded, size upto: 09×5cm

Flower: terminal panicle inflorescence, clustered, whitish, fragrant, diameter:02cm

Fruit: 

Seed:

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[J.M. Garg]

It appears to be a Psychotria species. I could not find any match as per the following:
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/psychotria/

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
https://efloraofindia.com/

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Yes, it is Psychotria sp., dear Garg ji, thank you very much for the Genus ID of my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

It appears to be a Psychotria species. I could not find any match as per the following:

https://efloraofindia.com/efi/psychotria/- from me

Yes, it is Psychotria sp., dear Garg ji, thank you very much for the Genus ID of my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Thank you very much dear Garg ji for forwarding my request for identification.

With kind regards, Sam.

[J.M. Garg]

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Thank you very much dear Garg ji for forwarding my request for identification, with kind regards, Sam.

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

It appears to be a Psychotria species. I could not find any match as per the following: https://efloraofindia.com/efi/psychotria/- from me

Yes, it is Psychotria sp., dear Garg ji, thank you very much for the Genus ID of my plant, with kind regards, Sam.

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From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 at 15:01

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Thank you very much dear Garg ji for forwarding again my request for identification.

Kind regards, Sam.

[J.M. Garg]

There are many closely related species reported from Idukki district as per listing in Flora of Peninsular India.

After going through them and eFI, POWO and GBIF, I find the following appears closer:
Psychotria barberi:
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=8634&cat=7
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:761457-1
https://www.gbif.org/species/2922594

Psychotria macrocarpa Hook.f.:
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=8650&cat=7
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:762563-1
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=2922300
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simple.html?src=//api.gbif.org/v1/image/cache/occurrence/912100165/media/2bff70b60cd438bc2796f5821462809b
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simple.html?src=//api.gbif.org/v1/image/cache/occurrence/665810173/media/cec42600192e497ab4d2ff59324e2be0

Very difficult to confirm anything.

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Garg ji, 

Thank you very much for sharing some more links for identification.  Yes, it is very difficult to confirm.

Kind regards, Sam.