Ardisia is a genus of flowering plant

Flowering plant

The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s in the family Myrsinaceae

Myrsinaceae

Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. It consists of 35 genera and about 1000 species....

 (Myrsine family), native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas

Americas

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, Asia

Asia

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, and Australasia

Australasia

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. The genus includes about 250 species of small tree

Tree

A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

s, shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

s and subshrub

Subshrub

A subshrub or dwarf shrub is a short woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a similar term.It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting...

s growing up to 8 metres (26.2 ft) tall.

One species, Ardisia japonica

Ardisia japonica

Ardisia japonica is a species of Ardisia native to eastern Asia, in eastern China, Japan and Korea.-Growth:It is a low-growing, spreading very quickly evergreen shrub 20–40 cm tall. The leaves are opposite or in whorls, ovate, 4–7 cm long and 1.5–4 cm broad, with a sharply serrated...

(Chinese: 紫金牛; pinyin: zǐjīn niú) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine

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. The species Ardisia crenata, with waxy leaves and red berries in drupe

Drupe

In botany, a drupe is a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries...

s, is also known as coral bush, coralberry tree, or spiceberry.

Selected species

Ardisia aberrans (E.Walker) C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ardisia alstonii Ardisia alstonii Ardisia alstonii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia alutacea C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ardisia alyxiifolia Tsiang ex C.Chen Ardisia amplexicaulis Ardisia amplexicaulis Ardisia amplexicaulis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Beddome Ardisia antonensis Ardisia antonensis Ardisia antonensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia argenticaulis Y.P.Yang Ardisia bakeri C.T.White Ardisia balansana Y.P.Yang Ardisia baotingensis C.M.Hu Ardisia bifaria C.T.White & W.D.Francis Ardisia blatteri Ardisia blatteri Ardisia blatteri is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Gamble Ardisia brevicaulis Diels Ardisia brevipedata F.Muell. Ardisia brittonii Ardisia brittonii Ardisia brittonii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Stearn Ardisia brunnescens E.Walker Ardisia byrsonimae Ardisia byrsonimae Ardisia byrsonimae is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* Kelly, D.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Stearn Ardisia carchiana Ardisia carchiana Ardisia carchiana is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia carnosicaulis C.Chen & D.Fang Ardisia caudata Hemsl. Ardisia chinensis Benth. Ardisia chiriquiana Ardisia chiriquiana Ardisia chiriquiana is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... (Lund.) Lund. Ardisia colorata Wall. ex Roxb. Ardisia compressa Kunth Ardisia conspersa E.Walker Ardisia cornudentata Mez Ardisia corymbifera Mez Ardisia crassinervosa E.Walker Ardisia crenata Sims Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC. Ardisia curvula C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ardisia darienensis Ardisia darienensis Ardisia darienensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia dasyrhizomatica C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ardisia densilepidotula Merrill Ardisia didymopora (H.Perrier) Capuron Ardisia dukei Ardisia dukei Ardisia dukei is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia elliptica Ardisia elliptica Ardisia elliptica is an evergreen tree, also known as the shoebutton, native to the west coast of India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea. It a prolific reproducer which has made it a successful invasive species in other locations.A. elliptica is a tropical understory shrub... Thunb. Ardisia ensifolia E.Walker Ardisia escallonioides Schltdl. & Cham. Ardisia etindensis Ardisia etindensis Ardisia etindensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:... A.Taton Ardisia eugenioides Ardisia eugenioides Ardisia eugenioides is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... (Lund.) Lund. Ardisia faberi Hemsl. Ardisia filiformis E.Walker Ardisia flavida Ardisia flavida Ardisia flavida is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Pipoly Ardisia foetida Willd. Ardisia fordii Hemsl. Ardisia furfuracella Ardisia furfuracella Ardisia furfuracella is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Standl. Ardisia garrettii H.R.Fletcher Ardisia geniculata Ardisia geniculata Ardisia geniculata is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia gigantifolia Stapf Ardisia glomerata Ardisia glomerata Ardisia glomerata is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia guianensis (Aubl.) Mez Ardisia hagenii Ardisia hagenii Ardisia hagenii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia hanceana Mez Ardisia hokouensis Y.P.Yang Ardisia humilis Ardisia humilis Ardisia humilis is a species of Ardisia in the family Myrsinaceae, native to southeastern Asia in southern China , the Philippines, and Vietnam.... Vahl Ardisia hypargyrea C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ardisia involucrata Kurz Ardisia japonica Ardisia japonica Ardisia japonica is a species of Ardisia native to eastern Asia, in eastern China, Japan and Korea.-Growth:It is a low-growing, spreading very quickly evergreen shrub 20–40 cm tall. The leaves are opposite or in whorls, ovate, 4–7 cm long and 1.5–4 cm broad, with a sharply serrated... (Thunb.) Blume Ardisia jamaicensis Ardisia jamaicensis Ardisia jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... (Lund.) Lund. Ardisia jefeana Ardisia jefeana Ardisia jefeana is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... (Lund.) Lund. Ardisia koupensis Ardisia koupensis Ardisia koupensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests... A.Taton

Ardisia lanceolata Roxb. Ardisia lindleyana D.Dietr. Ardisia maclurei Merrill Ardisia macrocarpa Wall. Ardisia marojejyensis J.S.Mill. & Pipoly Ardisia malipoensis C.M.Hu Ardisia mamillata Hance Ardisia martinensis Ardisia martinensis Ardisia martinensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia maxonii Ardisia maxonii Ardisia maxonii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... (Standl.) Lund. Ardisia merrillii E.Walker Ardisia microcalyx Ardisia microcalyx Ardisia microcalyx is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia nigropilosa Pitard Ardisia nigrovirens Ardisia nigrovirens Ardisia nigrovirens is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... J.F.Macbr. Ardisia obtusa Mez Ardisia oligantha Ardisia oligantha Ardisia oligantha is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:... (Gilg. & Schellenb.) A.Taton Ardisia olivacea E.Walker Ardisia omissa C.M.Hu Ardisia opaca Ardisia opaca Ardisia opaca is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia opegrapha Oerst. Ardisia ordinata E.Walker Ardisia pachyrrhachis (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey Ardisia panamensis Ardisia panamensis Ardisia panamensis is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia paschalis Donn. Sm. Ardisia pedalis E.Walker Ardisia perreticulata C.Chen Ardisia pingbienensis Y.P.Yang Ardisia polycephala Wall. ex A.DC. Ardisia porifera E.Walker Ardisia premontana Ardisia premontana Ardisia premontana is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Pipoly Ardisia primulifolia Gardner & Champion Ardisia pubivenula E.Walker Ardisia pulchra Ridl. Ardisia pulverulenta Ardisia pulverulenta Ardisia pulverulenta is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Mez Ardisia purpureovillosa C.Y.Wu & C.Chen Ardisia pusilla A.DC. Ardisia quinquegona Blume Ardisia ramondiiformis Pitard Ardisia replicata E.Walker Ardisia retroflexa E.Walker Ardisia rufa Ardisia rufa Ardisia rufa is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia scalarinervis E.Walker Ardisia scheryi Ardisia scheryi Ardisia scheryi is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia schlechteri Ardisia schlechteri Ardisia schlechteri is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:... Gilg. Ardisia scortechinii Ardisia scortechinii Ardisia scortechinii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... King & Gamble Ardisia shweliensis W.W.Smith Ardisia sieboldii Miq. Ardisia sinoaustralis C.Chen Ardisia solanacea Roxb. Ardisia sonchifolia Ardisia sonchifolia Ardisia sonchifolia is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Mez Ardisia squamulosa Ardisia squamulosa Ardisia squamulosa is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is used to flavor fish.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Presl Ardisia standleyana Ardisia standleyana Ardisia standleyana is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... P.H.Allen Ardisia subsessilifolia Ardisia subsessilifolia Ardisia subsessilifolia is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Lund. Ardisia thyrsiflora D.Don Ardisia urbanii Ardisia urbanii Ardisia urbanii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Stearn Ardisia verbascifolia Mez Ardisia villosa Roxb. Ardisia violacea (T.Suzuki) W.Z.Fang & K.Yao Ardisia virens Kurz Ardisia waitakii C.M.Hu Ardisia wallichii A.DC. Ardisia websterii Ardisia websterii Ardisia websterii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Pipoly Ardisia zakii Ardisia zakii Ardisia zakii is a species of plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.... Pipoly

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