Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Catunaregam | Species: Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirvengadum |
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| Synonym | Randia spinosa (Thunb.) Poir., Gardenia spinosa Thunb., Gardenia dumetorum Retz., Lam.,Xeromphis spinosa (Thunb.) Keay | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Mountain Pomegranate, Spiny Randia, False guava, Thorny Bone-apple, Common emetic nut | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Maindul | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m. | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a berry yellow, globose, slightly ribbed.ribbed. |
| Habitat | Common; dry exposed localities, forest edges, scrub jungles. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Sub Himalalya tracts, from Jammu to Sikkim; Central and South India; Sri Lanka, Myanamar, Bangladesh, China. | Bark Details | Grey bark and long, stout |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 15 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous shrubs or small trees,up to 4 m tall, with grey bark and long, stout, axillary, spines long . Leaves ovate – spathulate, cuneate at base, obtuse or subacute, pubescent or glabrous; stipules ovate, acuminate. Flowers white or cream – yellow, 1 – few, in axillary clusters, at the end of short arrested branches; calyx tube terete; lobes 5, lanceolate; corolla white or creamy; lobes 5, oval, spreading. Stamens 5, subsessile; with narrow anthers. Fruit a berry yellow, globose, slightly ribbed. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate – spathulate, cuneate at base, obtuse or subacute, pubescent or glabrous; stipules ovate, acuminate |
