Palicourea microcarpa

Palicourea microcarpa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.^[3] It is native to Bolivia and Peru.^[2]

Palicourea microcarpa
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Palicourea
Species:	P. microcarpa
Binomial name
Palicourea microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Zappi
Synonyms[2]
Coffea bidentata D.Dietr. Coffea microcarpa Ruiz & Pav. Psychotria yungasensis Rusby Rudgea microcarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl.

Conservation

Rudgea microcarpa was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Peru.^[1] As of March 2023^[update], R. microcarpa was regarded as a synonym of Palicourea microcarpa, which has a wider distribution that includes Bolivia.^[2]