Ardisia
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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
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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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