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Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 45: 340 1970. (Syn. Aidia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz.; Gardenia densa Wall.; Gardenia rigida Wall.; Gardenia tetrasperma Wall. ex Roxb.; Himalrandia densa (Wall.) Tirveng.; Randia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Brandis);
. E. Afghanistan to Assam: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO; .
RAND-ee-uh — named for Isaac Rand, 18th century London apothecary
tet-ra-SPERM-a — four-seeded .
Common name: Himalayan Randia • Nepali: घनालो Ghanaalo घनाउलो Ghanaaulo, हाकु गेडा Haaku Gedaa, बजरजन्ति Bajarajanti, बाखरे कांडा Baakhre Kaadaa .. A small shrub with stiff grey branches, often spiny. Leaves 1.2-5 cm long, crowded at the ends of branchlets, obovate or oblanceolate, petiole small. Flowers without pedicel, fragrant, yellowish-white. Sepals 5, hairy, subulate. Corolla-tube hairy outside, petals 5. Stamens 5. Berry round, 4-seeded, purple.
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Rubiaceae Week : Randia tetrasperma (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook. f from Shimla: Randia tetrasperma (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook. f from Shimla
Rubiaceae Week :: Randia tetrasperma at Naldehra near Shimla: Randia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Brandis … synonym of Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz.
RAND-ee-uh — named for Isaac Rand, 18th century London apothecary
tet-ra-SPERM-a — four-seeded May 31, 2008 … at Naldehra near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Beautiful Shots … Plant is full of flowers here
Rubiaceae Week: Randia tetrasperma from Morni and Shimla: This one shot from Shimla and Morni Hills (Haryana) in 2010 is Randia tetrasperma (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 2: 88, 1873; Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) Yamazaki, Journ. Jap. Bot. 45: 340, 1970; Gardenia tetrasperma Wall. ex Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 55, 1824.
A small shrub with stiff grey branches, often spiny. Leaves 1.2-5 cm long, crowded at the ends of branchlets, obovate or oblanceolate, petiole small. Flowers without pedicel, fragrant, yellowish-white. Sepals 5, hairy, subulate. Corolla-tube hairy outside, petals 5. Stamens 5. Berry round, 4-seeded, purple. Beautiful Shots Dear. In Morni Location Pls??? This is a secret…..okay….. you can find very few specimens towards River side, Village Chhamla.
23092013GS1 a shrub for ID from Chamoli Rudrprayag Road, Uttarkhand : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors. To me this appears like Randia tetrasperma… efi page on Himalrandia tetrasperma (syn. Randia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Brandis) It is Randia tetrasperma
Shrub ID/ABOCT11: 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3).
I should probably know this as this is a very common shrub. But I am ignorant and seek your help. It’s bonsai like shape is very attractive and it is EVERYWHERE. I have never seen it grow taller than two-three feet.
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
08 October 14
1750m Looks like a Box Tree ? This looks to me as Himalrandia tetrasperma … To my best knowledge it must be cotoneaster spp. This is not cotoneaster, …, but is Randia tetrasperma, a compact bush quite common in grasslands and barren areas in lower belt of Himachal Pradesh . Himalarandia tetrasperma/ABDEC33 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4).
Back in October, I had posted images of this common shrub. … had confirmed the ID as Randia tetrasperma. Today, I found a fruit on one of the shrubs, Posting here for confirmation. Himalarandia tetrasperma
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
16 December 2014
Himalarandia tetrasperma/ABDEC33 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Back in October, I had posted images of this common shrub. … had confirmed the ID as Randia tetrasperma. Today, I found a fruit on one of the shrubs, Posting here for confirmation. Himalarandia tetrasperma
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
16 December 2014 Update: On my walk today I noticed more berries on this bush. I assume the black ones are ripe. Himalarandia tetrasperma
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
07 January 2015
Attachments (1)
If I am not mistaken these flowers belong to Himalarandia tetrasperma Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1850m approx.
3 May 2015 I recently (16.5.16) took new photographs of these aromatic flowers and am sharing them here; 2 images.
ANSEPT22/22 Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz. (Churdhar Trip 54) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Family: Rubiaceae
Date: May 2015 Place: Haripurdhar-Nauni Route, Himachal Pradesh Habit: Shrub
Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz. (accepted name) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Location: Gurje Bhanjyang, Kathmandu , Nepal
Altitude: 6000 ft.
Date: 6 June 2015
Nepali Names: घनाउलो Ghanaaulo / हाकु गेडा Haaku Gedaa / बजरजन्ति Bajarajanti / बाखरे कांडा Baakhre Kaadaa Yes … Good one. Mine from Uttarakhand
Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz. (accepted name) : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Some Rubiaceae member ? This looks like Canthium coromandelicum but the pictured shrub is not very tall, About 1-1.5 m. only and the leaves have pointed tips and the habitat is about 7000 ft. I also did not find mention in any of the books published in Nepal but there is mention of C. dicoccum and C. paravifolium.
Need final verification. Attachments (1) Please check the possibility of Himalrandia tetrasperma… I don’t think it is matching. Its new to me.
Fruits looks like some Randia
Stem character similar to Randia uliginosa (Xeromphis uliginosa) So may be Randia sp (Xeromphis sp) Here the picture shows only fruits (immature) and the nature of leaves are very much matching with Himalrandia tetrasperma
Some confusion still remains. New images shot on 28 December 2016 at the same location. efi page on Himalrandia tetrasperma
Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz. Location: Nagarkot, Nepal
Date: 20 June 2017
Altitude: 6600 ft.
Attachments (2)
Id please : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Photographed this in Tehari uttarakhand seems to be some rubiaceae 2018 June Most possibly Randia tetrasperma. Many thanks. sir 🙂 . Some rubiaceae for id- Tehari Uttarakhand: 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Most possibly Randia tetrasperma. Many thanks. sir 🙂
Small plant for validation :: Shimla, Dec 2018 :: ARK2019-08 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
Seen this near our hotel near Shimla in Dec 2018.
Only a couple of flowers/buds and lots of black fruits were seen.
Is this Himalrandia tetrasperma? Requested to please validate. Yes its correctly identified, it’s Himalrandia tetrasperma. . Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz. : 5 very high resolution images.
Location: Nagarkot, Nepal
Date: 26 February 2021
Altitude: 2000m.
Habit : Wild
Interestingly shrub is taller than 3m. .
. Himalrandia tetrasperma: Nice pictures ! For me the ID looks correct. I have come across with this plant. Nevertheless, watch out for the flowers for confirmation. yes, Himalrandia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) T.Yamaz. . Himalrandia tetrasperma from Uttarakhand-GS30122021-6: 5 very high res. images. Very beautiful ! Commonly known as Himlayan Randia !!! . Himalrandia tetrasperma from Himachal Pradesh for validation-GS16012022: 4 high res. images. Yes!
. References: POWO The Plant List Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Annonated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India Plants and people of Nepal – Google Books Flickr search |
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