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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Randia aculeata L.
Box briar, Ink berry, Prickle bush, Steel wood, White indigo berry

Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Rubiaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Shrub

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Randia mitis.

Other data on Randia aculeata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Randia aculeata has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Open Coastal Uplands
Pineland

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Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Elizabeth Golden
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Robert Grant, 2015
In habitat, Redland Farming area, Miami-Dade County,
Florida
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Ray David Rodríguez; Agrandar.
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Ray David Rodríguez; Agrandar.
Randia aculeata
Copyright by: Ray David Rodríguez; Agrandar.