Psychotrieae is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...

and contains about 2114

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in 17 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.

Genera

Currently accepted names * '' Amaracarpus'' (30 sp.) -

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

, from Andaman Islands to northern

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

* ''

Anthorrhiza ''Anthorrhiza'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, including the Louisiade Archipelago. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being ''Hydnoph ...

'' (9 sp.) -

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

* '' Apomuria'' (12 sp.) -

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

* '' Calycosia'' (8 sp.) -

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...

, Fiji,

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the ...

* '' Cremocarpon'' (9 sp.) - Comoros,

* '' Dolianthus'' (13 sp.) -

* '' Gillespiea'' (1 sp.) - Fiji * ''

Hydnophytum ''Hydnophytum'' is a genus of epiphytic myrmecophytes (ant plants) native to Southeast Asia, the Pacific region and also extending into Queensland in northern Australia. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ''hydnon'' "tuber", and ''phyton ...

'' (94 sp.) - Indo-China to southwestern Pacific region * '' Myrmecodia'' (27 sp.) - from

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

to northern Australia * ''

Myrmephytum ''Myrmephytum'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is distributed from central Malesia to New Guinea. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being ''Anthorrhiza'', ''Hydnop ...

'' (5 sp.) -

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, Sulawesi,

* ''

Psychotria ''Psychotria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 1,582 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus a ...

'' (1874 sp.) - tropics and subtropics * '' Ronabea'' (3 sp.) - Tropical America * ''

Squamellaria ''Squamellaria'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being ''Anthorrhiza'', ''Hydnophytum'', '' Myr ...

'' (4 sp.) - Fiji * '' Streblosa'' (25 sp.) - from

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. Th ...

* '' Psathura'' (8 sp.) -

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

, Réunion,

* '' Pyragra'' (2 sp.) -

* '' Trigonopyren'' (9 sp.) - Comoros,

Synonyms *''Antherura'' = ''

'' *''Aucubiphyllum'' = ''

'' *''Baldingera'' = ''

'' *''Callicocca'' = ''

'' *''Calycodendron'' = ''

'' *''Camptopus'' = ''

'' *''Cephaelis'' = ''

'' *''Chesnea'' = ''

'' *''Chicoinaea'' = '' Psathura'' *''Coddingtonia'' = ''

'' *''Codonocalyx'' = ''

'' *''Delpechia'' = ''

'' *''Douarrea'' = ''

'' *''Dychotria'' = ''

'' *''Epidendroides'' = '' Myrmecodia'' *''Eumorphanthus'' = ''

'' *''Eurhotia'' = ''

'' *''Furcatella'' = ''

'' *''Galvania'' = ''

'' *''Gamotopea'' = ''

'' *''Grumilea'' = ''

'' *''Hylacium'' = ''

'' *''Lasiostoma'' = ''

'' *''Macrocalyx'' = ''

'' *''Mapouria'' = ''

'' *''Megalopus'' = ''

'' *''Melachone'' = '' Amaracarpus'' *''Myrmedoma'' = ''

'' *''Myrstiphylla'' = ''

'' *''Myrstiphyllum'' = ''

'' *''Naletonia'' = ''

'' *''Neoschimpera'' = '' Amaracarpus'' *''Petagomoa'' = ''

'' *''Pleureia'' = ''

'' *''Polyozus'' = ''

'' *''Psychotrion'' = ''

'' *''Psychotrophum'' = ''

'' *''Ronabia'' = ''

'' *''Stellix'' = ''

'' *''Straussia'' = ''

'' *''Sulcanux'' = ''

'' *''Suteria'' = ''

'' *''Tapogomea'' = ''

'' *''Trevirania'' = ''

'' *''Uragoga'' = ''

References

Rubioideae tribes {{Rubioideae-stub