Rubiaceae
Dotted wild coffee
Psychotria punctata
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Psychotria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Knoppiesblaarvoëlbessie
- Chinese
- 柯克九节
- English
- Dotted wild coffee, Noduleleaf birdberry
Synonyms
- Apomuria punctata (Vatke) Bremek.
- Psychotria melanosticta K.Schum.
- Uragoga punctata (Vatke) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: korosianwilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hannah Mungai, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.