Pan India Bouquets

Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz.

Family : Rubiaceae
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
Basionym : Gardenia tetrasperma Wall. ex Roxb.
Synonym(s) : Aidia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz.; Gardenia densa Wall.; Gardenia rigida Wall.; Himalrandia densa (Wall.) Tirveng.; Randia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz.
Common name : Himalayan Randia
Vernacular name : Ghanaalo, Ghanaaulo, Haaku Gedaa, Bajarajanti, Baakhre Kaadaa (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Hedgerows, open slopes and in forest (Chir pine and dense mixed forests), tolerant of heavy grazing, amongst rocks and dry river beds 1200 - 2500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Sometimes the tips of some branchlets gradually pass into straight rigid spines
Flower, Fruit : April-June
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Assam
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 145; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 787
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Himalrandia tetrasperma. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz.

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