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{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
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{{taxobox
|name = Kadam
|name =
|taxon = Adina cordifolia
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|authority = (Roxb.) Brandis<ref name=POWO_742903-1/>
|image = Haldina cordifolia Bra33.png
|synonyms =
|image_caption=Haldina cordifolia
*''Haldina cordifolia'' <small>(Roxb.) Ridsdale</small>
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
*''Nauclea cordifolia'' <small>Roxb.</small>
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
*''Nauclea sterculiifolia'' <small>A.Rich. ex DC.</small>
|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]]
|synonyms_ref = <ref name="POWO_742903-1">{{cite web |title=''Adina cordifolia'' (Roxb.) Brandis |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:742903-1 |access-date=2023-03-18 }}</ref>
|ordo = [[Gentianales]]
|familia = [[Rubiaceae]]
|genus = '''''Haldina'''''
|genus_authority = Ridsdale
|species = '''''H. cordifolia'''''
|binomial = ''Haldina cordifolia''
|binomial_authority = (Roxb.) Ridsdale
}}
}}
'''''Haldina cordifolia''''', syn. ''Adina cordifolia'', also known as '''Kadam''' or '''Kadamba''' in [[Hindi]], is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Rubiaceae]], the sole species in the genus '''''Haldina'''''. It is native to southern [[Asia]], from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] east to [[Yunnan]] and [[Vietnam]] and south to Peninsular [[Malaysia]].


'''''Adina cordifolia''''', [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonym]] '''''Haldina cordifolia''''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Rubiaceae]]. It is native to southern [[Asia]], from [[India]] east to [[China]] and [[Vietnam]] and south to [[Peninsular Malaysia]].<ref name=POWO_742903-1/>
''Haldina cordifolia'' is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] that can grow well over 20 metres high. The [[flowers]] may be insignificant individually but can be seen as attractive when they [[blossom|bloom]] together in balls with a circumference of 2 to 3&nbsp;cm. They are usually yellow often tinged with a shade of pink. Kadam is at its blossoming best during winter. The bark of the tree acts as an [[antiseptic]].

''Adina cordifolia'' is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] that can grow well over 20 metres high. The [[flowers]] may be insignificant individually but can be seen as attractive when they [[blossom|bloom]] together in [[inflorescence]]s with a circumference of 20–30&nbsp;mm. They are usually yellow often tinged with a shade of pink. ''A.&nbsp;cordifolia'' usually blossoms during winter (dry season) months. The bark of the tree acts as an [[antiseptic]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}


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File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9370.jpg|at [[Ananthagiri Hills]], in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9370.jpg|At [[Ananthagiri Hills]], in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9369.jpg|at [[Ananthagiri Hills]], in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9369.jpg|At Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9367.jpg|at [[Ananthagiri Hills]], in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9367.jpg|At Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9366.jpg|at [[Ananthagiri Hills]], in [[Rangareddy district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].
File:Haldina cordifolia (Haldu) in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9366.jpg|At Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India
Image: Haldina cordifolia 1.jpg|Trunk at [[Udawatta Kele Sanctuary]], [[Sri Lanka]]
Image: Haldina cordifolia 1.jpg|Trunk at [[Udawatta Kele Sanctuary]], [[Sri Lanka]]
Image: Haldina cordifolia 2.jpg|Trunk at [[Udawatta Kele Sanctuary]], [[Sri Lanka]]
Image: Haldina cordifolia 2.jpg|Trunk at Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, Sri Lanka
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==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Haldina cordifolia|''Haldina cordifolia''}}
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?103231 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Haldina cordifolia'']
{{Wikispecies|Haldina cordifolia|''Haldina cordifolia''}}
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[[Category:Naucleeae]]
[[Category:Naucleeae]]
[[Category:Rubiaceae genera]]
[[Category:Trees of the Indian subcontinent]]
[[Category:Trees of the Indian Subcontinent]]
[[Category:Flora of Yunnan]]
[[Category:Flora of Yunnan]]
[[Category:Trees of Thailand]]
[[Category:Flora of Indo-China]]
[[Category:Trees of Peninsular Malaysia]]
[[Category:Trees of Peninsular Malaysia]]
[[Category:Trees of Vietnam]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William Roxburgh]]

[[Category:Trees of Nepal]]

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Latest revision as of 19:45, 15 September 2024

Adina cordifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Adina
Species:
A. cordifolia
Binomial name
Adina cordifolia
(Roxb.) Brandis[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale
  • Nauclea cordifolia Roxb.
  • Nauclea sterculiifolia A.Rich. ex DC.

Adina cordifolia, synonym Haldina cordifolia, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to southern Asia, from India east to China and Vietnam and south to Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Adina cordifolia is a deciduous tree that can grow well over 20 metres high. The flowers may be insignificant individually but can be seen as attractive when they bloom together in inflorescences with a circumference of 20–30 mm. They are usually yellow often tinged with a shade of pink. A. cordifolia usually blossoms during winter (dry season) months. The bark of the tree acts as an antiseptic.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-18.