c/nativeplantgardening · by cheeze@sh.itjust.works · 3y

Shiny Leaf Coffee

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

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0x1C3B00DA@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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.works · 2 pts · 3y

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

paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

The corner store on my block has a beautiful 8-foot tall indoor coffee tree that blooms each year. Not the same plant, or native, lol, but the picture made me think of it.

cheeze@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

That's awesome, do they get coffee from it?

paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

They said it made very few berries, unfortunately. It got good ambient light, but no particular grow lighting or anything