True Kadamb
Mitragyna parvifolia
Also known as Kaim, Corn Snapdragon Tree
About True Kadamb
Mitragyna parvifolia is a tree species found in Asia, native to India and Sri Lanka. Mitragyna species are used medicinally and for their fine timber throughout the areas where they grow. M. parvifolia reaches heights of 50 feet with a branch spread over 15 feet. The stem is erect and branching. Flowers are yellow and grow in ball-shaped clusters. Leaves are a dark green in color, smooth, rounded in shape, and opposite in growth pattern.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mitragyna parvifolia
- Genus
- Mitragyna
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुरी guri, कैम Kaim
- Nepali
- कैम Kaim, फल्दु Phaldu, सानो हलेदो Saano Haledo
- Bengali
- ধারাকদম্ব Dharakadam, গুলিকদম্ব Gulikadam, কেলি কদম
- Tamil
- நிசுளம் Nichulam, நீர்க்கடம்பு Nirkkatampu, நீர்க்கடம்ப மரம்
- Kannada
- ನೀರ ಕದಮ್ಬ Nira kadamba, ಸಣ್ಣ ಕದಮ್ಬ Sanna kadamba, ನೀರ ಕದಂಬ
- Malayalam
- കതമമരം Kathamamaram, നീര്ക്കടമ്പ് Neerakkadamp, പൂച്ചക്കടമ്പ് Puuccakkatamp
- Marathi
- कळम Kalam, कळम
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
True Kadamb belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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