Randia laevigata
Standl.
Rubiaceae
Common Name: Tiquichucua
General Information
Randia laevigata is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 6 metres tall[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Randia laevigata has a wide distribution and, in spite of the potentially threatening events throughout its range such as change of land use, and associated human pressures, the species has established without survival problems, and there are many stable subpopulations. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1982- Title
- Flora de Guerrero; No. 35. Coussareae, Gardenieae, Hedyotideae, Mussaendeae, Naucleae, Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae)
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- Borhidi A. & Diego-Pérez N.
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- D. R. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Mexico
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- 2008
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- 978-607-2-00034-6
- Description
- A very good flora, in Spanish, it often also lists plant uses. All published volumes have been made available to download.
Range
Southwest N. America - western and southern Mexico, from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Oaxaca and Campeche
Habitat
Found in deciduous tropical forest and tropical subdeciduous forest; at elevations up to 400 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
1981- Title
- Rio Mayo Plants - A study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora
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- Gentry H.S.
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- Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington DC
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- 1942
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- One of my favourite authors on native plants, often including their uses. This is an excellent example with lots of information, even though the book is 80 years old.
]. The flavour is said to be like chocolate[
1982- Title
- Flora de Guerrero; No. 35. Coussareae, Gardenieae, Hedyotideae, Mussaendeae, Naucleae, Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae)
- Publication
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- Author
- Borhidi A. & Diego-Pérez N.
- Publisher
- D. R. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Mexico
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-607-2-00034-6
- Description
- A very good flora, in Spanish, it often also lists plant uses. All published volumes have been made available to download.
]. The globose to pear-shaped fruit is 50 - 65mm long and 39 - 43mm wide[
1981- Title
- Rio Mayo Plants - A study of the flora and vegetation of the valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gentry H.S.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Institution of Washington; Washington DC
- Year
- 1942
- ISBN
-
- Description
- One of my favourite authors on native plants, often including their uses. This is an excellent example with lots of information, even though the book is 80 years old.
,
1982- Title
- Flora de Guerrero; No. 35. Coussareae, Gardenieae, Hedyotideae, Mussaendeae, Naucleae, Rondeletieae (Rubiaceae)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Borhidi A. & Diego-Pérez N.
- Publisher
- D. R. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Mexico
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-607-2-00034-6
- Description
- A very good flora, in Spanish, it often also lists plant uses. All published volumes have been made available to download.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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