✿Rubiaceae · Adina
Karam / Haldu
Adina cordifolia
outdoor
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
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.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Karam belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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