Psychotrieae Explained

Psychotrieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 2114 species in 17 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.^[1] Several genera are Myrmecophytes (ant plants)

Genera

Currently accepted names^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Amaracarpus (30 sp.) - Seychelles, from Andaman Islands to northern Vanuatu
Anthorrhiza (9 sp.) - Papua New Guinea
Apomuria (12 sp.) - Madagascar
Calycosia (8 sp.) - New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Society Islands
Cremocarpon (9 sp.) - Comoros, Madagascar
Dolianthus (13 sp.) - New Guinea
Gillespiea (1 sp.) - Fiji
Hydnophytum (94 sp.) - Indo-China to southwestern Pacific region
Myrmecodia (27 sp.) - from Vietnam to northern Australia
Myrmephytum (5 sp.) - Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea
Psychotria (1874 sp.) - tropics and subtropics
Ronabea (3 sp.) - Tropical America
Squamellaria (4 sp.) - Fiji
Streblosa (25 sp.) - from Thailand to Malesia

Synonyms

Antherura = Psychotria
Aucubiphyllum = Psychotria
Baldingera = Psychotria
Callicocca = Psychotria
Calycodendron = Psychotria
Camptopus = Psychotria
Cephaelis = Psychotria
Chesnea = Psychotria
Chicoinaea = Psathura
Coddingtonia = Psychotria
Codonocalyx = Psychotria
Delpechia = Psychotria
Douarrea = Psychotria
Dychotria = Psychotria
Epidendroides = Myrmecodia
Eumorphanthus = Psychotria
Eurhotia = Psychotria
Furcatella = Psychotria
Galvania = Psychotria
Gamotopea = Psychotria
Grumilea = Psychotria
Hylacium = Psychotria
Lasiostoma = Hydnophytum
Macrocalyx = Psychotria
Mapouria = Psychotria
Megalopus = Psychotria
Melachone = Amaracarpus
Myrmedoma = Myrmephytum
Myrstiphylla = Psychotria
Myrstiphyllum = Psychotria
Naletonia = Psychotria
Neoschimpera = Amaracarpus
Petagomoa = Psychotria
Pleureia = Psychotria
Polyozus = Psychotria
Psathura = Pyschotria
Psychotrion = Psychotria
Psychotrophum = Psychotria
Pyragra = Psychotria
Ronabia = Psychotria
Stellix = Psychotria
Straussia = Psychotria
Sulcanux = Psychotria
Suteria = Psychotria
Tapogomea = Psychotria
Trevirania = Psychotria
Trigonopyren = Pyschotria
Uragoga = Psychotria

Notes and References

Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 21 April 2016.
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Bremer B. 2009. A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96. 4–26. 10.3417/2006197. 53378010.
Bremer B, Eriksson E . 2009. Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170. 6. 766–793. 10.1086/599077. 49332892.
Razafimandimbison SG, Taylor CM, Wikström N, Pailler T, Khodabandeh A, Bremer, B. 2014. Phylogeny and generic limits in the sister tribes Psychotrieae and Palicoureeae (Rubiaceae): Evolution of schizocarps in Psychotria and origins of bacterial leaf nodules of the Malagasy species. American Journal of Botany. 101. 7. 1102–1126. 10.3732/ajb.1400076. 25049266. free.