Rubiaceae

White indigoberry

Randia aculeata L.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Randia

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White indigoberry (Randia aculeata) — FlowerPhoto: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 刺茜树, 對面花, 刺蓝茜树, 山石榴, 蓝茜树
English: White indigoberry
pap: Palu di Lele, Lele
Spanish: Foscarenia spinosa, Mussaenda mitis, Palo de cotorra, Rondeletia spinosa, Sota caballo

Synonyms

Gardenia aculeata (L.) Aiton
Gardenia randia Sw.
Genipa aculeata (L.) M.Gómez
Solena randia (Sw.) D.Dietr.

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 46 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.