Randia (plant)

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Randia, commonly known as indigoberry,[2] is a mostly Neotropical genus of shrubs or small trees in the Rubiaceae. As of February 2022 Plants of the World Online lists a total of 112 accepted species in the genus.[3] Several Australian species have been reassigned to the genus Atractocarpus. These include the garden plants Atractocarpus chartaceus and A. fitzalanii.

Clade:Embryophytes
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Spermatophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
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Randia
Randia densiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Gardenieae
Genus: Randia
L.[1]
Species

Many, see text.

Synonyms

Basanacantha Hook.f.
Foscarenia Vell. ex Vand.
Gynaecopachys Hassk.
Rangia Griseb.[1]

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Carl Linnaeus retained the name Randia, applied by Houston to commemorate Isaac Rand.[4]

Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants, although exceptions exist. They are trees, shrubs, and lianas, and may be deciduous or evergreen.[5]

Selected species

  • Randia aculeata L. (= Genipa aculeata) – White Indigoberry
  • Randia altiscandens (Ducke) C.M.Taylor
  • Randia aristeguietae Steyerm.
  • Randia armata (Sw.) DC.
  • Randia carlosiana K.Krause
  • Randia ciliolata C.Wright (= Genipa ciliolata)
  • Randia cinerea (Fernald) Standl. (= Genipa cinerea)
  • Randia densiflora
  • Randia echinocarpa Moc. & Sessé ex DC. (= Genipa echinocarpa) – Papache[6]
  • Randia keithii
  • Randia laevigata Standl. – Sapuchi[6]
  • Randia longiloba Hemsl.
  • Randia matudae Lorence & Dwyer (= Casasia chiapensis)
  • Randia mixe sp. nov.
  • Randia moorei F.Muell. ex Benth
  • Randia nelsonii Greenm.
  • Randia nicaraguensis Lorence & Dwyer
  • Randia nitida (Kunth) DC.
  • Randia obcordata S.Watson – Papache Borracho[6]
  • Randia parvifolia Lam. – Smallflower Indigoberry
  • Randia pleiomeris Standl.
  • Randia portoricensis (Urban) Britt. & Standl. – Puerto Rico Indigoberry
  • Randia rhagocarpa Standl. – Crucillo
  • Randia sezitat Guillaumin (= Genipa sezitat)
  • Randia sonorensis Wiggins – Papache del Zorro[6]
  • Randia spinifex (Roem. & Schult.) Standl. (= Genipa sagreana)
  • Randia thurberi S.Watson
  • Randia tubericollis[2][7]

Formerly placed here

  • Atractocarpus benthamianus (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. benthamiana F.Muell.)
  • Atractocarpus carolinensis (Valeton) Puttock (as R. carolinensis Valeton)
  • Atractocarpus chartaceus (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. chartacea (F.Muell.) F.Muell.)
  • Atractocarpus crosbyi (Burkill) Puttock (as R. crosbyi Burkill)
  • Atractocarpus decorus (Valeton) Puttock (as R. decora Valeton)
  • Atractocarpus fitzalanii (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. fitzalanii (F.Muell.) Benth.)
  • Atractocarpus hirtus (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. hirta (F.Muell.) F.Muell.)
  • Atractocarpus macarthurii (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. macarthurii F.Muell.)
  • Atractocarpus sessilis (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. sessilis F.Muell.)
  • Atractocarpus stipularis (F.Muell.) Puttock ex P.S.Green (as Randia stipularis F.Muell.)
  • Atractocarpus tahitiensis (Nadeaud) Puttock (as R. tahitiensis Nadeaud)
  • Atractocarpus tenuiflorus (A.C.Sm.) Puttock (as R. tenuiflora A.C.Sm.)
  • Atractocarpus versteegii (Valeton) Puttock (as R. versteegii Valeton)
  • Aidia cochinchinensis Lour. (as R. henryi E.Pritz. or R. cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.)
  • Aidia genipiflora (DC.) Dandy (as R. genipiflora DC.)
  • Benkara malabarica (Lam.) Tirveng. (as R. malabarica Lam.)
  • Benkara sinensis (Lour.) Ridsdale (as R. sinensis (Lour.) Schult.)
  • Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. (as R. dumetorum (Retz.) Poir. or R. spinosa (Thunb.) Poir.)
  • Catunaregam tomentosa (Blume ex DC.) Tirveng. (as R. tomentosa (Blume ex DC.) Hook.f.)
  • Coddia rudis (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Verdc. (as R. rudis E. Mey. ex Harv.)
  • Porterandia penduliflora (K.Schum.) Keay (as R. penduliflora K.Schum. or R. sericantha K.Schum. ex Engl.)
  • Rosenbergiodendron formosum (Jacq.) Fagerl. (as R. formosa (Jacq.) K.Schum. or R. mussaenda (L.f.) DC.)
  • Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum (Ruiz & Pav.) Fagerl. (as R. ruiziana DC.)
  • Rothmannia longiflora Salisb. (as R. maculata DC.)
  • Rothmannia whitfieldii (Lindl.) Dandy (as R. malleifera (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f.)
  • Tamilnadia uliginosa (Retz.) Tirveng. & Sastre (as R. uliginosa (Retz.) Poir.)[7]

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