Randia (plant) explained

Randia, commonly known as indigoberry, is a mostly Neotropical genus of shrubs or small trees in the Rubiaceae. Plants of the World Online lists a total of 112 accepted species in the genus.^[1] Several Australian species have been reassigned to the genus Atractocarpus. These include the garden plants Atractocarpus chartaceus and A. fitzalanii.

Carl Linnaeus retained the name Randia, applied by Houston to commemorate Isaac Rand.^[2]

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.^[3]

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^[4] Randia keithii Randia laevigata Standl.  - Sapuchi Randia longioba 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 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 Randia spinifex (Roem. & Schult.) Standl. (= Genipa sagreana) Randia thurberi S.Watson Randia tubericollis^[5]

Formerly placed here

• Atractocarpus benthamianus (as R. benthamiana)
• Atractocarpus carolinensis (as R. carolinensis)
• Atractocarpus chartaceus (F.Muell.) Puttock (as R. chartacea (F.Muell.) F.Muell.)
• Atractocarpus crosbyi (as R. crosbyi)
• Atractocarpus decorus (as R. decora)
• Atractocarpus fitzalanii (as R. fitzalanii)
• Atractocarpus hirtus (as R. hirta)
• Atractocarpus macarthurii (as R. macarthurii)
• Atractocarpus sessilis (as R. sessilis)
• Atractocarpus stipularis (as Randia stipularis)
• Atractocarpus tahitiensis (as R. tahitiensis)
• Atractocarpus tenuiflorus (as R. tenuiflora)
• Atractocarpus versteegii (as R. versteegii)
• 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.)^[5]

References

• C. . Gustafsson . 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 . 10.2307/1555021. 1555021 .
• A. . Borhidi . 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 . 10.1556/abot.46.2004.1-2.4.

External links

• Randia at the USDA PLANTS database.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Randia . . 2022 . . 1 February 2022.
2. Rand, Isaac. Boulger. George Simonds. George Simonds Boulger. 47.
3. 10.2307/3393100. 3393100. Three New South American Species of Randia (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae). Gustafsson. Claes G. R.. Novon. 2000. 10. 3. 201–208.
4. Book: Yetman, David . The Guarijios of the Sierra Madre: Hidden People of Northwestern Mexico . UNM Press . 2002 . 9780826322340 . 222.
5. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Randia . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2010-12-10.