About Kadamb Tree
Neolamarckia cadamba, with English common names burflower-tree, laran, and Leichhardt pine, and called kadamba or kadam or cadamba locally, is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia. The genus name honours French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It has scented orange flowers in dense globe-shaped clusters. The flowers are used in perfumes. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant and for timber and paper-making. Kadamba features in Indian religions.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- Genus
- Neolamarckia
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along banks of rivers and streams in Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Asia, Pacific, Ausralia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कदम्ब Kadamb, kadam, कदम
- Bengali
- কদম, নীপ, সিন্ধুপুষ্প
- Tamil
- வெள்ளை கதம்பு Vellaikkatampu, கடம்பு, கடம்பு மரம்
- Telugu
- కదంబము, కదంబ, కదంబం
- Kannada
- ಕದಂಬ Kadamba, ಕಡಬೆ Kadabe, ಕಡವ Kadava
- Malayalam
- Katampu, കടമ്പു, ആറ്റുതേക്ക്
- Marathi
- कदंब Kadamb, कदंब, कळंब
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kadamb Tree belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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