Randia obcordata S.Watson

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Randia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. It has thorns. The spines are stout, in pairs and 4-10 mm long. The leaves are 4-20 mm long and wide and in tufts. The flowers are small, white and tube shaped. They occur singly and do not have stalks. The fruit are mottled green when young and yellow to black when ripe. They are 5-9 mm across. The fruit can make people sick.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on hillsides in the Cedros Valley, Sonora.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten. Caution: Eating too many fruit causes giddiness.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Randia obcordata world distribution map, present in Honduras, Nicaragua, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Randia obcordata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217048-2
WFO ID wfo-0000294660
COL ID 6WQZX
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Synonyms

Randia obcordata Randia texensis Randia gaumeri Randia rhagocarpa