Himalrandia tetrasperma

(Wall. ex Roxb.) T. Yamaz.

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Description

A small shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The branches are spiny. The leaves are towards the tip of the small branches. They are clumped together. The leaves are 1-3 cm long and oval. The flowers are greenish white and have a scent. They are 12 mm long by 10 mm wide. They are funnel shaped. The fruit is round and purple and 6-8 mm across.

Edible Uses

The flowers are edible.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in open slopes and amongst rocks and up to 2,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Sikkim,

Synonyms

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

References (1)

Manju, S., and Sundriyal, R. C., 2001, Wild Edible Plants of the Sikkim Himalaya: Nutritive Values of Selected Species. Economic Botany 55(3): 377-390 (As Randia tetrasperma)