Rubiaceae

Psychotria asiatica L.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Psychotria

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Psychotria asiatica: Psychotria asiatica：ボチョウジ 2009/08/10 沖縄県西表島：Iriomote Island, Japan — Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 九節, 九节, 毛叶九节, 九节（九节木）, 大丹叶, 山大刀, 山大刀根, 山大颜
Japanese: ボチョウジ

Synonyms

Antherura rubra Lour.
Aucubaephyllum lioukiense Ahlb.
Polyozus lanceolata Lour.
Psychotria antherura Schult.
Psychotria esquirolii H.Lév.
Psychotria reevesii Wall.
Psychotria reevesii var. pilosa Pit.
Psychotria rubra (Lour.) Poir.
Psychotria rubra var. lanceolata H.L.Li
Psychotria rubra var. pilosa (Pit.) W.C.Chen
Psychotrophum asiaticum (L.) Crantz
Uragoga rubra (Lour.) Kuntze

Photos

Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.