Aidia racemosa

Aidia racemosa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Aidia
Species:	A. racemosa
Binomial name
	Aidia racemosa; (Cav.) Tirveng. (1983)
Synonyms
	List Stylocoryna racemosa Cav. ; Aidia graeffei (Reinecke) Tirveng. ; Aidia spicata (Valeton) Tirveng. ; Aidia thozetiana (F.Muell.) Tirveng. ; Gardenia densiflora F.Muell. ; Gynopachis axilliflora Miq. ; Ixora thozetiana F.Muell. ; Randia gaudichaudii Valeton ; Randia graeffei Reinecke ; Randia graeffei var. alba Reinecke ; Randia lamprophylla O.Schwarz ; Randia spicata Valeton ; Randia suishaensis Hayata;

Aidia racemosa is a tree in the Rubiaceae family, native from Thailand east to the Pacific islands and south to Australia.^[2]

Distribution[edit]

Aidia racemosa is native to the following regions: Borneo, Caroline Islands, Christmas Island, Gilbert Islands, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Islands, and the Australian regions of Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.^[2]

In the Pacific Islands, Aidia has commonly been reported as being Aidia cochinchinensis.^[3] However, Tirvengadum noted that the specimens from the Pacific islands were distinct from Aidia cochinchinensis in Vietnam and in 1988 proposed Aidia racemosa as a unique species in the Pacific.^[4] Fobserg noted a large diversity of phenotypes in the Pacific islands, and in 1993 retained the name Aidia cochinchinensis as an umbrella term for the Pacific and south Asian types.^[4] However, Plants of the World Online (POWO) considers Aidia cochinchinensis (native to south-central China and Vietnam) and Aidia racemosa to be unique species.^[2]

Names[edit]

Common names for Aidia from various regions include:^[4]

chumag (Marianas)
smak or snak (Saipan and Rota)
suma (Agiguan)
sumac (Guam)
gulmus, kelmusu, kerms, kerumes, kerums, krumes (Palau)
gasmatz or gathomatsch (Yap)
kahmant, katchwel, kent'mant or ken mant (Ponape)

References[edit]

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Aidia racemosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135803278A135803280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135803278A135803280.en.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ Zarones, Lainie (2014). "Native Plants of the Mariana Islands for Wildlife and Ornamental Use" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fosberg, Raymond F.; Sachet, Marie-Hélène; Oliver, Royce L. (1993). "Flora of Micronesia, 5: Bignoniaceae-Rubiaceae". Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 81. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press: 46–48.

[iucn-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Aidia racemosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135803278A135803280. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135803278A135803280.en.

[POWO-2] "Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[3] Zarones, Lainie (2014). "Native Plants of the Mariana Islands for Wildlife and Ornamental Use" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[Fosberg-1993-4] Fosberg, Raymond F.; Sachet, Marie-Hélène; Oliver, Royce L. (1993). "Flora of Micronesia, 5: Bignoniaceae-Rubiaceae". Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 81. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press: 46–48.

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