| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Randia | Species: Randia tetrasprema (Roxb.) Benth.,( भेदरा ) |
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| Synonym | Himalrandia tetrasperma (Roxb.) Yamazaki, Gardenia tetrasperma Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bhedra | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Himalayan Randia | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bhedra | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | From 600 – 2200 m. | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Berries green, globose, 6 – 8 mm across, purple when ripe, usually 4 – seeded, with persistent calyx. |
| Habitat | Common; grassy slopes, scrub jungles, waste places. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya, from Kashmir to Bhutan, Sikkim; Bangladesh. | Bark Details | Grey |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, unarmed, stiff shrubs; stem rigidly branched, rough, glabrous, to 3.5 m high. Leaves crowed at the end of arrested branchlets, broadly ovate or oblanceolate, 1 – 3.5 x 0.8 – 2 cm, acute, entire, dark glossy – green above. Stipules short, ovate, persistent. Flowers greenish – white or creamy – yellow, solitary, axillary, about 1.5 cm across. Calyx tube ovoid; lobes 5. Corolla tubular. Stamens 5. Ovary 2 – celled; style slender. Berries green, globose, 6 – 8 mm across, purple when ripe, usually 4 – seeded, with persistent calyx. | Leaf Details | Leaves crowed at the end of arrested branchlets, broadly ovate or oblanceolate, 1 – 3.5 x 0.8 – 2 cm, acute, entire, dark glossy – green above. Stipules short, ovate, persistent. |
