Randia (plant)

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Randia
Randia densiflora
Randia densiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Gardenieae
Genus: Randia
L.
Species

Many, see text.

Randia, also known as indigoberry, is a large neotropical genus of shrubs or small trees in the Rubiaceae.

The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) gives a total of 738 names, synonyms included. Some species include:

  • Randia aculeata L. white indigoberry
  • Randia altiscandens (Ducke) C. M. Taylor
  • Randia aristeguietae Steyerm.
  • Randia armata (Sw.) DC.
  • Randia densiflora
  • Randia fitzalanii F. Muell. ex Benth.
  • Randia formosa (Jacq.) K. Schum.
  • Randia henryi E. Pritz.
  • Randia laevigata Standl.
  • Randia longioba
  • Randia malabarica Lam.
  • Randia mixe sp. nov.
  • Randia nelsonii Greenm.
  • Randia nitida (Kunth) DC.
  • Randia parvifolia Lam. smallflower indigoberry
  • Randia portoricensis (Urban) Britt. & Standl. Puerto Rico indigoberry
  • Randia rhagocarpa Standl. crucillo
  • Randia ruiziana DC.
  • Randia sinensis (Lour.) Schult.
  • Randia tubericollis sp. nov.,

[edit] References

  • Gustafsson, C. & C. Persson. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships among species of the neotropical genus Randia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae) inferred from molecular and morphological data. Taxon 51:661–674.
  • Borhidi A, Diego Perez N. 2004 El genero Randia L. (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae) en la flora del estado Guerrero (Mexico). Acta Bot. Hung. 46. (1-2): 41-53 (2004)

[edit] External links

  • Randia at the USDA PLANTS database.


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