Psychotria serpens

Psychotria serpens, the creeping psychotria, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Peninsula Malaysia, Southeast Asia, southeastern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and central and southern Japan.[1][2] A creeping or climbing perennial liana, it is typically found in thickets and forests, from 100 to 1,400 m (300 to 4,600 ft) above sea level.[3] It is often substituted for "Caulis Trachelospermi" (Trachelospermum jasminoides) in traditional Chinese medicine preparations sold to people with cancer.[4]

Psychotria serpens
Inflorescence
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Psychotria
Species:
P. serpens
Binomial name
Psychotria serpens
Synonyms[1]
  • Grumilea serpens (L.) K.Schum.
  • Psychotria scandens Hook. & Arn.
  • Psychotria serpens var. latifolia Pit.
  • Uragoga serpens (L.) Kuntze

References
  1. "Psychotria serpens L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. Wilkes, John (1826). "28. Psychotria serpens". Encyclopædia Londinensis. London. p. 506.
  3. "蔓九节 man jiu jie". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. Chao-Zhan Lin; Ai-Zhi Wu; Ying Zhong; Yu-Mei Wang; Guang-Tian Peng; Xian-Jun Su; Bing-Xin Liu; Yun Deng; Chen-Chen Zhu; Cui-Xian Zhang (2015). "Flavonoids from Psychotria serpens L., a Herbal Medicine with Anti-Cancer Activity". Journal of Cancer Research Updates. 4 (2). doi:10.6000/1929-2279.2015.04.02.3.


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