Hot Lips

Psychotria poeppigiana

Flower name
Hot Lips
Scientific name
Psychotria poeppigiana
AliasKiss of Jungle, Sore-mouth Bush, 熱い唇, Hot Lips, Psychotria poeppigiana, ホットリップ, hotlip
Place of originTropical Americas, from Mexico to North of Argentina
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Subtropical region
Flowering seasonMarch

What is Hot Lips

Hot Lips (scientific name:Psychotria poeppigiana) is a shrub of the Rubiaceae family which is native to tropical rain forests of Central and South America, such as Colombia. Also known as Kiss of Jungle, and Sore-mouth Bush (Stomatitis Tree). It looks like a red lip, and it is always green, but it turns red when the flowering time approaches. The flowers are in this bract.

General name: Hot Lip, Scientific name: Psychotria poeppigiana, aka: Hot Lips, Hot Lips, Kiss of Jungle, Sore-mouth Bush (Stomatitis Tree), Origin: Tropical America in Mexico to Argentina Living Environment: Rain forest, Living Type: Large shrub, Tree height: 1-2 m, Leaves: Single leaf, Phylogeny: To life, Leaf edge: Full edge, Inflorescence: Compound Agarose inflorescence, corolla: car-shaped, with 5 tips at the tip, flower color: pale yellow, flowering stage: March, cocoon shape: short cylinder, number of stamens: 5, ovaries: 2, flower diameter: fruit type: berries, Fruit color: blue, fruit shape: egg round / spherical, reproduction: insect and flower of butterfly and hummingbird, use: ornamental, medicinal herb.