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 : Subtropical pine forests
  • Comments / notes : Sometimes the tips of some branchlets gradually pass into straight rigid spines; 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
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Himalrandia tetrasperma. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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