Pan India Bouquets

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Family : Rubiaceae
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
Synonym(s) : Nauclea parvifolia Roxb.; Stephegyne parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
Common name : True Kadamb, Kaim, Corn Snapdragon Tree
Vernacular name : Kadamb, Karam, Kaim, Kalmi, Kadam (Hindi); Kadamba, Kongu (Kannada); Neerkadambai, Ilukki (Tamil); Battagenugu, Nirkadambe (Telugu); Gudikaima, Mundi, Mur, Mitikunia, Gurikoima, Kali-kadamba, Godakoim (Oria); Vitanah (Sanskrit); Kalamb (Marathi); Kadamamaram, Kadambu, Neerkadambu, Poochakadambu, Sirikadamba, Veembu (Malayalam); Gulikadam (Bengali); Kaim, Phaaldu, Saano Haledo, Tikul (Nepali)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Moist deciduous and deciduous forests, also in plains
Comments / notes : Occasional on foothills to 900 m. altitude. often along rivers, also in plains. Form Buttress
Key identification features : Stem butrussed
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 146
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Mitragyna parvifolia. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.

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