Rubiaceae
Sea randa
Guettarda speciosa
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Guettarda
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Common names
By language (13)
- Chinese
- 海岸桐, 葛塔德木, 欖仁舅
- Dutch
- Kahaia
- English
- Sea randa, Zebra wood
- French
- Kahaia
- Indonesian
- Jati pasir
- Japanese
- ハテルマギリ
- Malay
- Ketapang pasir
- Persian
- گوئتتاردا اسپکیوسا
- Tamil
- பன்னீர் மரம்
- Telugu
- పన్నీరు పువ్వు
- Thai
- โกงกางหูช้าง
- Tongan
- Puopua
- ty
- Tāfano
Synonyms
- Cadamba jasminiflora Sonn.
- Gardenia speciosa (L.) Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Guettarda hirsuta Sarg.
- Guettarda speciosa var. glabrata DC.
- Guettarda speciosa var. tahitensis (Nadeaud) Drake
- Guettarda tahitensis Nadeaud
- Jasminum hirsutum (L.) Willd.
- Matthiola speciosa (L.) Kuntze
- Mogorium hirsutum (L.) Poir.
- Nyctanthes hirsuta L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.