Psychotria adamsonii explained

Psychotria adamsonii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It is thought to be extinct.^[1]

The epithet adamsonii commemorates Alastair Martin Adamson of the Pacific Entomological Survey. ^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:761254-1 Psychotria adamsonii Fosberg
2. F. R. Fosberg. Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in the Marquesas Islands. Notulae Systematicae (Paris). volume 8. pages 161-172. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6525509