Karam / Haldu
Adina cordifolia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
How to identify Karam
Identify Karam by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adina cordifolia
- Genus
- Adina
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Odisha
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karam itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karam itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- करम Karam, कदमी Kadami
- Marathi
- हळ्दू Haldu, हॆदू Hedu
- Tamil
- Mannakatampu
- Malayalam
- Manjakadambu
- Telugu
- బండారు చెట్టు Bandaru chettu, Pasupu-kadamba
- Kannada
- ಎತ್ತೇಗ Yettega, ಅರಿಸಿನತೇಗ Arisina tega, ಎತ್ತಕ Ettaka, ಎತ್ತಗ Ettaga, ಎಟ್ಟೆಗ Ettega, ಹೆಡ್ಡೆ, ಹೆದ್ದೆ Hedde, ವಿಲಿಲು Vililu, ಹಳದು Haladu, ಹೆತ್ತೇಗ Hettega, ಹೆದ್ದೇಗ Heddega, ದೊಡ್ಡಕಡಗ Doddakadaga, ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ Pettige, ಆನಾವು Aanaavu, ಕಡಬೆ Kadabe
- Odia
- Holondo
- Assamese
- Tarakchapa
- Sanskrit
- गिरिकदम्ब Girikadamba, भृङ्गवल्लभ Bhringavallabh
- Mizo
- Lungkhup
- Nepali
- कर्मा Karmaa
About Karam
Haldu (Adina cordifolia) belongs to the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and 18 other states.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Karam belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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