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.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Randia |
Species: | R. aculeata
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Binomial name | |
Randia aculeata | |
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References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Randia aculeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62912A150111231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62912A150111231.en. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Francis, John K. Randia aculeata L. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Accessed online: 21 December 2007.
External links
edit- "Randia aculeata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Randia aculeata at the USDA PLANTS database.