Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Neolamarckia | Species: Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser( कदम्ब ) |
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| Synonym | Anthocephalus Cadamba (Roxb.) Miq., Cephalanthus Chinensis Lam., Neonauclea Megaphylla (S.Moore) S. Moore , Anthocephalus Indicus Var. Glabrescens , Anthocephalus Morindifolius Korth., Anthocephalus Indicus A. Richard, Anthocephalus Indicus Var. Glabresc | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Kadamb | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Kadam, Cadam | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kadamb | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 1500 M. | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit A Capsule On A Fleshy Globose Receptacle, 3.5-5 Cm Across, Orange Yellow, Capsule Membranous; Seeds May, Angular, Minute |
| Habitat | Along Banks Of Rivers And Streams In Evergreen Forests, Also In The Plains | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | China, Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia | Bark Details | Bark Thin, Grayish Brown, Fissured And Scabrous When Old. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduoustree upto 35 m tall; trunk with small buttresses; bark thin, grayish brown; branches horizontally spreading, flattened becoming subterete, glabrescent. Petiole glabrous; leaf blade drying thinly leathery, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, on juvenile growth adaxi- ally shiny and glabrous, abaxially glabrous to densely puberu- lent, apex acute; inflorescences with, rather stout; flowering; calyx puberulent to pilosulous; corolla yellowish white, funnelform, outside glabrous; fruiting heads yellowish green, with peduncles markedly thickened. Fruit capsule, cylindrical to ellipsoid or obovoid, seeds 3- angled. | Leaf Details | Opposite, Decussate, Elliptic-oblong, Acute, Entire, Coriaceous, Cordate At Base, Stipules Inter-petiolar. |
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