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.

Randia
Randia densiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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]

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

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Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Randia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 17 September 1996. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Randia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Randia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ Boulger, George Simonds (1896). "Rand, Isaac" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 47. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  5. ^ Gustafsson, Claes G. R. (2000). "Three New South American Species of Randia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae)". Novon. 10 (3): 201–208. doi:10.2307/3393100. JSTOR 3393100.
  6. ^ a b c d Yetman, David (2002). The Guarijios of the Sierra Madre: Hidden People of Northwestern Mexico. UNM Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780826322340.
  7. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Randia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  • Gustafsson, C.; C. Persson (2002). "Phylogenetic relationships among species of the neotropical genus Randia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae) inferred from molecular and morphological data". Taxon. 51 (4): 661–674. doi:10.2307/1555021. JSTOR 1555021.
  • Borhidi, A.; N. Diego-Pérez (2004). "El género Randia L. (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae) en la flora del estado Guerrero (Mexico)". Acta Botanica Hungarica. 46 (1–2): 41–53. doi:10.1556/abot.46.2004.1-2.4.
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  • Randia at the USDA PLANTS database.