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Definition: Ardisia

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas.[Wordnet].

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Date "Ardisia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1886. (references)

Specialty Definition: Ardisia

Domain Definition
Botanical The fruits, with a grape-like flavor, are often gathered and eaten by woodsmen (!). Bayano Cuna use the plant medicinally and the berries to stain their bodies (!). (references)

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Common Expressions: Ardisia

Expressions Definition
Ardisia crenata Shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ardisia escallonoides Tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Ardisia paniculata Tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Ardisia Tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Ardisia

Ardisia

Ardisia
Ardisia crenata
Ardisia crenata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Myrsinaceae
Genus: Ardisia
Sw, 1788
Type species
Ardisia tinifolia
Sw.

Ardisia (Coralberry or Marlberry) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family), native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, Asia, and Australasia. The genus includes about 250 species of small trees, shrubs and subshrubs growing up to 8 m tall.[1][2][3]

One species, Ardisia japonica (Chinese: 紫金牛; pinyin: zǐjīn niú) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.

Selected species

Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  2. a b Germplasm Resources Information Network: Ardisia
  3. a b Flora of China: Ardisia
  4. Australian Plant Name Index: Ardisia
  5. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Ardisia
  6. Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador: Ardisia
  7. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Ardisia

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Topics by Level of Interest: Ardisia

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ardisia 18     Ardisia 18
Ardisia japonica 6     Ardisia alstonii 4
Ardisia elliptica 6     Ardisia amplexicaulis 4
Ardisia humilis 5     Ardisia antonensis 4
Ardisia oligantha 4     Ardisia blatteri 4
Ardisia schlechteri 4     Ardisia brittonii 4
Ardisia etindensis 4     Ardisia byrsonimae 4
Ardisia byrsonimae 4     Ardisia carchiana 4
Ardisia pulverulenta 4     Ardisia chiriquiana 4
Ardisia opaca 4     Ardisia darienensis 4
Ardisia nigrovirens 4     Ardisia dukei 4
Ardisia standleyana 4     Ardisia elliptica 6
Ardisia maxonii 4     Ardisia etindensis 4
Ardisia brittonii 4     Ardisia eugenioides 4
Ardisia koupensis 4     Ardisia flavida 4
Ardisia subsessilifolia 4     Ardisia furfuracella 4
Ardisia eugenioides 4     Ardisia geniculata 4
Ardisia panamensis 4     Ardisia glomerata 4
Ardisia microcalyx 4     Ardisia hagenii 4
Ardisia alstonii 4     Ardisia humilis 5
Ardisia jefeana 4     Ardisia jamaicensis 4
Ardisia zakii 4     Ardisia japonica 6
Ardisia urbanii 4     Ardisia jefeana 4
Ardisia scheryi 4     Ardisia koupensis 4
Ardisia amplexicaulis 4     Ardisia martinensis 4
Ardisia jamaicensis 4     Ardisia maxonii 4
Ardisia squamulosa 4     Ardisia microcalyx 4
Ardisia martinensis 4     Ardisia nigrovirens 4
Ardisia premontana 4     Ardisia oligantha 4
Ardisia furfuracella 4     Ardisia opaca 4
Ardisia scortechinii 4     Ardisia panamensis 4
Ardisia sonchifolia 4     Ardisia premontana 4
Ardisia rufa 4     Ardisia pulverulenta 4
Ardisia chiriquiana 4     Ardisia rufa 4
Ardisia carchiana 4     Ardisia scheryi 4
Ardisia websterii 4     Ardisia schlechteri 4
Ardisia darienensis 4     Ardisia scortechinii 4
Ardisia blatteri 4     Ardisia sonchifolia 4
Ardisia flavida 4     Ardisia squamulosa 4
Ardisia antonensis 4     Ardisia standleyana 4
Ardisia geniculata 4     Ardisia subsessilifolia 4
Ardisia glomerata 4     Ardisia urbanii 4
Ardisia hagenii 4     Ardisia websterii 4
Ardisia dukei 4     Ardisia zakii 4

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