Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee

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Psychotria nervosa

Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee, a reference photo
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock) · Public domain

Psychotria nervosa, also known as Seminole balsamo or wild coffee, is a shade tolerant medium-sized shrub native to Florida as well as the West Indies and Central and South America. It produces a "small, red, ellipsoid fruit" that resembles "the true coffee bean" in shape and attract birds. Its maximum height ranges from approximately 4–10 feet.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Species
Psychotria nervosa

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