Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ARDISIA Swartz, Prodr. 3, 48. 1788, nom. cons. vs. Katoutheka Adanson 1763, et vs. Vedela Adanson 1763, et vs. Icacorea Aublet 1775, et vs. Bladhia Thunberg 1781.
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TYPE: Ardisia tinifolia Swartz, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardisia crenata | SCRATCHTHROAT | Not Native FAC (NWPL) Y FAC (DEP) | ||
| Ardisia elliptica | SHOEBUTTON | Not Native FAC (NWPL) Y FAC (DEP) | ||
| Ardisia escallonioides | MARLBERRY | Native FAC (DEP) | ||
| Ardisia japonica | JAPANESE ARDISIA | Not Native Y | ||
| Ardisia solanacea | CHINA-SHRUB | Not Native |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blade crenate or serrulate
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1. Leaf blade entire
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2. Leaf blade crenate-undulate, reticulate venation obscure or unapparent; inflorescence with 5-18 flowers
2. Leaf blade serrulate, reticulate venation conspicuous; inflorescence with 3-5 flowers
3. Inflorescence a terminal panicle or raceme, the racemes elongate and not subumbellate, with 10-70 flowers; fruit 4-7 mm wide
3. Inflorescence axillary or terminal on a lateral branch in a subumbellate raceme, with 4-10 flowers; fruit 7-10 mm wide
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4. Leaf blades subcoriaceous; peduncle longer than the pedicels; sepals ca. 1 mm long; fruit minutely black-punctate
4. Leaf blades chartaceous; peduncle subequal to the pedicels; sepals ca. 3 mm long; fruit densely and coarsely black-punctate
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladhia | Bladhia Thunberg, Nov. Gen. Pl. 6. 1781, nom. rej. vs. Ardisia Swartz 1788. | TYPE: Bladhia japonica Thunberg | |
| Climacandra | Climacandra Miquel, Pl. Jungh. 199. 1852. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Galiziola | Galiziola Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 167. 1838. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Icacorea | Icacorea Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane, Suppl. 1, pl. 368. 1775, nom. rej. vs. Ardisia Swartz 1788. | TYPE: Icacorea guianensis Aublet | |
| Katoutheka | Katoutheka Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 159, 534. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Ardisia Swartz 1788. | TYPE: Psychotria dalzellii Hooker f. Lectoytpified by Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malab. 136. 1980. | |
| Milnea | Milnea Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 167. 1838, non Roxburgh 1824. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Pickeringia | Pickeringia Nuttall, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 95. 1834, nom. rej. vs. Pickeringia Torrey & A. Gray 1840. | TYPE: Pickeringia paniculata (Nuttall) Nuttall (Cyrilla paniculata Nuttall) | |
| Pimelandra | Pimelandra Alph. de Candolle, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2. 16: 79, 88. 1841. | TYPE: Pimelandra wallichii Alph. de Candolle, nom. illegit. (Myrsine pachysandra Wallich) | |
| Purkinjia | Purkinjia C. Presl, Symb. Bot. 2: 17, t. 64. 1834. | TYPE: Purkinjia nodosa C. Presl | |
| Pyrgus | Pyrgus Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 94, 120. 1790. | TYPE: Pyrgus racemosa Loureiro | |
| Stigmatococca | Stigmatococca Willdenow ex Schultes & Schultes f., in Schultes, Mant. 3: 3, 55. 1827. | TYPE: Stigmatococca solanacea Willdenow ex Schultes & Schultes f. | |
| Vedela | Vedela Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 502, 617. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Ardisia Swartz 1788. | TYPE: Non designatus. |