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Ardisia

Genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae

Summary

Genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae

Ardisia (coralberry or marlberry) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was in the former Myrsinaceae family now recognised as the myrsine sub-family Myrsinoideae. They are distributed in the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, mainly in the tropics. There are over 700 accepted species. One species, Ardisia japonica is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.

These are trees, shrubs, and subshrubs. Most have alternately arranged leaves. Flowers are borne in many forms of inflorescence. The flowers have usually 4 or 5 green sepals and a bell-shaped corolla of usually 4 or 5 white or pink petals. The fruit is a somewhat fleshy drupe.

Several Ardisia species are the sources of the chemical compounds known as ardisiaquinones.

Species

Main article: List of Ardisia species

Selected species include:

Ardisia amplexicaulis Bedd.
Ardisia blatteri Gamble
Ardisia brittonii Stearn
Ardisia byrsonimae Stearn
Ardisia crenata Sims
Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC.
Ardisia darienensis Lundell
Ardisia dukei Lundell
Ardisia elliptica Thunb.
Ardisia escallonioides Schltdl. & Cham.
Ardisia etindensis Taton
Ardisia flavida Pipoly
Ardisia furfuracella Standl.
Ardisia gardneri C.B.Clarke
Ardisia geniculata Lundell
Ardisia glomerata Lundell
Ardisia hagenii Lundell
Ardisia helferiana Kurz.
Ardisia humilis Vahl
Ardisia jamaicensis Lundell
Ardisia jefeana Lundell
Ardisia koupensis Taton
Ardisia maxonii Standl.
Ardisia opaca Lundell
Ardisia panamensis Lundell
Ardisia premontana Pipoly
Ardisia pulverulenta Mez
Ardisia scheryi Lundell
Ardisia schlechteri Gilg
Ardisia scortechinii King & Gamble
Ardisia solanacea Roxb.
Ardisia solida B.C.Stone
Ardisia sonchifolia Mez
Ardisia standleyana P.H.Allen
Ardisia subsessilifolia Lundell
Ardisia urbanii Stearn
Ardisia websteri Pipoly
Ardisia willisii Mez

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References

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=102511 ''Ardisia''.] Flora of North America.
[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=102511 ''Ardisia''.] Flora of China.
The defining characteristic of the genus is the small tube formed at the center of the flower by the [[stamen]]s, which are joined at their bases.Pipoly, J. J. and J. M. Ricketson. (2005). [https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3393416?uid=3739560&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21102571109741 New species and nomenclatural notes in Mesoamerican ''Ardisia'' (Myrsinaceae).] ''Novon'' 15(1), 190-201.
(2020). "Bioactive Natural Products".
(2025). "''Ardisia'' Sw.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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