Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser
| Kannada Name : | Kadamba |
| Common Name : | Burflower tree |
| Family Name : | Rubiaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Neolamarckia cadamba |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | December - July |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | Southeast Asia |
Uses
The dried bark is used to relieve fever and as a tonic. An extract of the leaves serves as a mouth gargle. The plant is considered to be astringent, digestive, expectorant and febrifuge. It is used in the treatment of conditions such as ulcers, digestive problems, fevers and vomiting.
Description
Large, deciduous trees, up to 30 m high. Bark thin, greyish to pale brown, fissured and scabrous when old; branches horizontally spreading. Leaves simple, opposite decussate, ovate or elliptic-oblong, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, base truncate or obtuse, apex acuminate, margin entire. Inflorescence a terminal solitary, globose head. Flowers bisexual, yellowish-white. Fruit a capsule on a fleshy globose receptacle, 3.5-5 cm across, orange yellow, capsule membranous. Seeds many, angular, minute.
