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Psychotria grandiflora

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 26, 2025
Entity authorityQ5477242 ↗
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Psychotria grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name largeflower wild coffee, large-flowered balsamo or kopiko, endemic to the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It grows in rainforest habitat. There are ten small populations remaining, with a total of no more than 30 individuals. This plant was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010.

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Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2010—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Psychotria, grandiflora and species can be independently traced.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 26, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5477242. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2010.

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This entry incorporates text from “Psychotria grandiflora” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.