Karam / Haldu
Haldina cordifolia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- October-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Haldina cordifolia
- Genus
- Haldina
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-June
- 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
- Yellowrecorded
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 (Haldina cordifolia) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 5 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from October to June.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Karam belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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