Psychotria asiatica Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 929. 1759.

["Habitat in Jamaica & India Orientali."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 245 (1762). RCN: 1362.

Lectotype (Petit in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 34: 13. 1964): Herb. Linn. No. 231.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Psychotria Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Psychotria asiatica L. ( Rubiaceae).

Note: Psychotria Linnaeus, nom. cons. against Myrstiphyllum P. Browne (1756) and Psychotrophum P. Browne (1756) .

Davis & al. (in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 135: 35-42. 2001) give an extensive review of the typification, and identity, of P. asiatica, which they interpret as close to P. rubra (Lour.) Poir.