Rubiaceae of the New World

By Piero Delprete and Rocio Cortés
 

RANDIA Linnaeus

Randia cf. nitida                                                        Photo Delprete    Serra de Ibiapaba, Ceara, Brazil

Randia cf. armata Serra do Caiapo, Goias Brazil      Photo Delprete

Synonyms: Basanacantha J. D. Hooker; Foscarena R. A. Hedwig (orth. var.), Foscarenia Vellozo ex Vandelli; Randa Cothenius (orth. var.), Rangia Grisebach (orth. var.)

Geographic distribution: Northern Central America (up to southern Mexico), southern Central America, northern Chocó area, southern Chocó area, West Indies, Magdalena-Llanos area, Napo-Marañón drainage, southwestern Amazon Basin, western Amazon Basin, Guayana Shield, central Amazon basin, eastern Amazon basin, northeastern Brazil, Brazilian Atlantic coast, Brazilian planalto, Rio Paraná drainage, northern Andes (above 1000 m), southern intertropical Andes and extra-tropical North America.

Number of species: 80.