of Mexican and Central American Rubiaceae 



Psychotria aubletiana Steyerm. var. centro- 

 americana Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. 

 Gard. 23: 694. 1972. Type: HONDURAS: 

 Morazan, La Tigra, entre El Piliguin y Prado 

 de Fatima, 1800 m, 30 Die 1962, A. Molina R. 

 11237 (Holotype NY, n.v.; Isotype F (photos 

 MEXU, PTBG)).— Psychotria aubletiana 

 Steyerm. 



Psychotria aurantibractea C. M. Taylor in 

 W. C. Burger & C. M. Taylor, Fieldiana, Bot., 

 n. s. 33: 235. 1993. Cephaelis pittieri K. 

 Krause, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54, Beibl. 1 19: 45. 

 1916. Not Psychotria pittieri Standi., 1916. 

 Type: COSTA RICA: Puntarenas, Cafias 

 Gordas, 1100 m, Feb 1897, H. Pittier 11162 

 (Holotype B, destroyed (photos F, MO, 

 fragment F); Isotype US (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG)). 



Psychotria aureola Bartl. ex DC, Prodr. 4: 513. 

 1830. Type: MEXICO: Without precise 

 locality, Haenkes.n. (Holotype presumably 

 PR, n.v.). — Status uncertain, probably 

 Psychotria hebeclada DC. 



Psychotria bakeri Dwyer, Ann. Missouri Bot. 

 Gard. 67: 347. 1980. Type: PANAMA: 

 Chiriqui, Los Santos, Loma Prieta, Cerro 

 Grande, 2400-2800 ft, 8 Jun 1967, W. H. 

 Lewis, R. K. Baker, B. MacBryde &R.L. 

 Oliver 2249 (Holotype MO 2219527 (photos 

 MEXU, PTBG); Isotypes F, GH, n.v.). 



Psychotria balancanensis C. W. Ham., 

 Phytologia 64: 219. 1988. Type: MEXICO: 

 Tabasco, Balancan, La Palma, 1-6 Jul 1939, 

 E. Matuda 3286 (Holotype F 1026360 (photo 

 PTBG); Isotypes A, n.v., MEXU, NY, n.v.). 



Psychotria barbiflora DC, Prodr. 4: 509. 1830. 

 Type: BRAZIL: Bahia, Salzmann 1 (Holotype 

 G-DC, n.v. (photo MO)). According to 

 Steyermark (1972) this species occurs in 

 Central America, where it has been called 

 Psychotria involucrata of authors, not Sw. 



Psychotria bella Standi., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 18: 

 185. 1928. Type: PANAMA: Chiriqui, 

 between Alto de las Palmas and Cerro 

 Horqueta, 2100-2268 m, 18 Mar 191 1, H. 

 Pittier 3250 (Holotype US 677646 (photo 



PTBG); Isotype F (photos MEXU, PTBG)). 

 — Palicourea bella (Standi.) Dwyer 



Psychotria berteriana DC, Prodr. 4: 515. 

 1830. Type: SANTO DOMINGO: 

 Dominique, without precise locality, Bertero 

 s.n. (a specimen at G-DC, n.v. (photo MO) 

 likely represents authentic material). 



Psychotria berteriana DC. subsp. luxurious 

 (Rusby) Steyerm., Mem. New York Bot. 

 Gard. 3: 534. 1972. Type: BOLIVIA: 

 Between Tipuani and Guanai, Dec 1892, Bang 

 1 741 (Holotype US, n.v.).— Psychotria 

 luxurians Rusby 



Psw hotria bianstata Bartl. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 

 513. 1830. Type: MEXICO: Without precise 

 locality, fiaenke s.n. (Holotype presumably 

 PR, n.v.).— Psychotria graciliflora Benth. ex 

 Oerst. 



Psychotria bimca L. Riley, Kew Bull. 1927: 

 124. 1927. Type: PANAMA: Between 

 Panama & Sabanas, 14 Jun 1924, L. A.M. 

 Riley 112 (Holotype K, n.v.; Isotypes MO (2 

 sheets; photos MEXU, PTBG), US (photo 

 PTBG)).— Psychotria horizontalis Sw. 



Psychotria boquetensis Dwyer, Ann. Missouri 

 Bot. Gard. 67: 349. 1980. Type: PANAMA: 

 Chiriqui, Boquete, 3800 ft., 25 May 1938, 

 M. E. Davidson 709 (Holotype MO 1 172505 

 (photos MEXU, PTBG); Isotypes F, US). 



Psychotria borucana (A. R. Molina) C M. 

 Taylor & W. C Burger, Fieldiana: Bot., n.s. 

 33: 236. 1993. Cephaelis borucana A. R. 

 Molina, Ceiba 4: 3 1 . 1 95 1 . Based on 

 Cephaelis affinis Standi., Publ. Field 

 Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 184. 1930, not 

 P. affinis Baker, 1877. Type: COSTA RICA: 

 Puntarenas, forest near Esquinas Experimental 

 Station, area between Rio Esquinas and Rio 

 Palmar Sur de Osa, 200 ft., 22 May 1950, 

 P. H. Allen 5540 (Holotype US 2215926 ex 

 EAP (photos MEXU, PTBG); Isotype US 

 2828131 (photos MEXU, PTBG)). Note: 

 A. R. Molina annotated as "typo" the sheet 

 US 2215926 and as "isotype" US 2828131. 



Psychotria brachiata Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. 

 Occ. 45. 1788. Type: JAMAICA: Swartzs.n. 

 (presumably S, n.v.). 



