Shiny leaf coffee (Psychotria nervosa) is my favorite native plant and it is also a favorite of the local bees! Zone 9b, Florida, USA

  • 0x1C3B00DA@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Is it called that because it looks similar to a coffee plant or because it also makes a decent beverage?

    EDIT: nvm. I was too curious to wait for a response.

    This is not a coffee substitute (Pinkley 1969; Austin 2004). Its common name is may be a reference to some visual similarity to coffee

    -- https://www.fnps.org/plant/psychotria-nervosa

    • cheeze@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Haha yeah I’ve read that it could technically be brewed into a terrible coffee but that it will cause headaches.