Randia aculeata

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Randia aculeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Randia
Species: R. aculeata
Binomial name
Randia aculeata
L.
Synonyms

Gardenia randia Sw.
Randia aculeata var. mitis (L.) Griseb.
Randia latifolia Lam.
Randia mitis L.

Randia aculeata, commonly known as white indigoberry or white indigo berry, is a species in the Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or small tree that grows from 2 to 6 m tall. R. aculeata is native to Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, elsewhere among the Caribbean islands, and also from Mexico south through Central and South America to Colombia.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Francis, John K. Randia aculeata L. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Accessed online: 21 December 2007.

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