Psychotria mariniana
| Psychotria mariniana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Psychotria |
| Species: | P. mariniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychotria mariniana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fosberg[1] | |
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Psychotria mariniana, or Kōpiko, is a tree endemic to Hawaiʻi. The plant belongs to the Rubiaceae (coffee) family, subfamily Rubioidae. It is a tree of varying size with a dark bark, shiny leaves, and orange oval fruit.
A distinctive line of glands along the bottom of the central vein of each leaf connects this plant to the Hawaiian word for it, since piko means navel (in Hawaiian). The word kōpiko applies to all the Hawaiian plants in the genus Psychotria.
References
- ↑ "Psychotria mariniana (Cham. & Schlecht.) Fosberg". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Psychotria mariniana. |
- Psychotria page from the university of Hawaii.
- A page about growing kōpiko in gardens.
- A hiking page referring to kōpiko.
- "Kōpiko". Native Hawaiian Plants. Kapiʻolani Community College.
- "kopiko, kopiko ula (P. hawaiiensis), opiko (P. hawaiiensis, P. mauiensis), kopiko kea (P. kaduana". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum.