Wondering if this is Psychotria Viridis?

[sillypoint]

Hi people, forgive me if I am in the wrong place, but I am very new here and still trying to find my way around.

I came across this plant in a village in South India that I recently moved to, and wish it is what I think it is, but didn't want to act without expert advice.

Elevation is almost sea level, very hot and humid. Here are some pics. Is this Psychotria Viridis?

thanks..,

PS: could not find Caapi growing alongside it.

 

[Transform]

Seems pretty unlikely in India. Looking at the berries, they're too rough and spherical to be P. viridis, whith has shiny, ellipsoid berries, ripening yellow and then red. The leaves in your pictures also aren't glossy enough, and the grouping of the berries is also off:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ntbgmeettheplants/images/600h/3062.jpg

 

[modern]

Not viridis but possibly Psychotria anamallayana? There are many psychotria but many do not contain dmt. Very very unlikely to find viridis natively outside of Brasil. You might find caapi though.

 

[sillypoint]

That's a shame, but thank you folks. It has got to be a cruel joke nature played on this population if there aren't any active plants in this region, so I'll keep looking

 

[Transform]

That's a shame, but thank you folks. It has got to be a cruel joke nature played on this population if there aren't any active plants in this region, so I'll keep looking

Still worth getting the ID and looking into its properties if you were really attracted to it. Perhaps a microanalysis would throw up something interesting.

Also consider checking for its role ethnomedicinally. I wouldn't go ingesting a random plant though since of course there's a fair chance it might contain a random poison.

 

[The Traveler]

That's a shame, but thank you folks. It has got to be a cruel joke nature played on this population if there aren't any active plants in this region, so I'll keep looking

It's always good to keep your eyes open and did what you did here: have your finding checked before taking the next steps.

Also if you think you finally found the genuine article: have a sample of that result tested to be 100% sure that you are not taking something potentially poisonous by accident.


Kind regards,

The Traveler