Psychotria marginata
| Psychotria marginata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Psychotria |
| Species: | P. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychotria marginata | |
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Psychotria marginata is a tropical shrub in the gardenia family (Rubiaceae) and native to Central America.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs from southern Mexico into tropical South America and grows primarily in wet biomes.[1]
Ecology
[edit]Leaves feature pits approximately 1 mm in width that offer habitat to aggressive mites which protect the leaves against other herbivorous species. Dry-season and wet-season leaves are superficially similar but have substantial physiological differences, as the former require only half as much water to create sugar.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Psychotria marginata Sw". Plants of the World Online.
- ↑ Ziegler, Christian; Leigh Jr., Egbert Giles (2002). A Magic Web. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 94. ISBN 0-19-514328-0.
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