Randia mollifolia
Standl.
Rubiaceae
Common Name: Sapuchi de la Sierra
General Information
Randia mollifolia is a shrub that can grow up to 2 metres tall[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Randia mollifoliahas a wide distribution in western Mexico. It is not currently experiencing any severe impact, and no significant future threats have been identified for the taxon. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
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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
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- 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 Mexico, from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Guerrero
Habitat
Tropical deciduous forests; at elevations from 10 - 1,700 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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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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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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- The Warihio Indians of Sonora-Chihuahua; An Ethnographic Survey (Anthropological Papers, No. 65)
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- Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 186 pp 61-144
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- Gentry H.S.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1963
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- An excellent study
]. The globose to ellipsoid fruit is 40 - 45mm long and 33 - 35mm wide[
1841- Title
- The Warihio Indians of Sonora-Chihuahua; An Ethnographic Survey (Anthropological Papers, No. 65)
- Publication
- Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 186 pp 61-144
- Author
- Gentry H.S.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1963
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent study
,
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.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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