Randia aculeata

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|image = Randia aculeata2924971286.gif

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |date=2019 |title=Randia aculeata |page=e.T62912A150111231 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62912A150111231.en |access-date=8 December 2022}}

|genus = Randia

|species = aculeata

|authority = L.

|synonyms = *Gardenia randia Sw.

  • Randia aculeata var. mitis (L.) Griseb.
  • Randia latifolia Lam.
  • Randia mitis L.

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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, Puerto Rico south through Central and South America to Colombia.Francis, John K. [http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Randia%20aculeata.pdf Randia aculeata L.] U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Accessed online: 21 December 2007.

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