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Randia longiloba

Randia longiloba
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0

Randia longiloba is a small tree or shrub from southeastern Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Yucatan), growing up to about 10 m, with spined branch tips and aromatic white flowers. It is rarely cultivated, so care advice is general for tropical Rubiaceae in warm, humid conditions.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during growth and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic potting or garden mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Mexico
Climate
wet tropical

About

Randia longiloba, with no English name, is a species of small tree endemic just to southeastern Mexico. It belongs to the family Rubiaceae.

Where it grows

Randia longiloba is endemic just to the southeastern Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo and Yucatan.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Randia longiloba by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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