Rubiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Randia laevigata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Randia laevigata is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 6 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. 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)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - western and southern Mexico, from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Oaxaca and Campeche

HabitatFound in deciduous tropical forest and tropical subdeciduous forest; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].