Adina cordifolia

Haldina cordifolia
Haldina cordifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Haldina Ridsdale
Species:	H. cordifolia
Binomial name
Haldina cordifolia (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 east to southern China and Vietnam.

It is a deciduous tree that can grow well over 20 metres high. many people think the flowers are insignificant individually but are very pretty when they bloom together in balls with a circumference of 2 to 3 cm. They are usually yellow in colour often tinged with a shade of pink. Kadam is at its blossoming best during winter. The bark of the tree acts as an antiseptic.

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  at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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  at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

References

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Haldina cordifolia