Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Neolamarckia | Species: Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Kadam | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Common burflowe, New Guinea labula | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 300-800 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit small, fleshy packed closely together to form a fleshy yellow-orange infructescence containing approximately 8000 seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs secondary forests along riverbanks and in the transitional zone between swampy, permanently flooded and periodically flooded areas | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam Australia | Bark Details | The bark is gray, smooth in young trees, rough and longitudinally fissured in old trees |
| Distribution in manipur | Central, Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | The tree: may reach a height of 45 m with trunk diameters of 100-(160) cm sometimes has small buttresses and a broad crown. | Leaf Details | Leaves glossy green, opposite, simple more or less sessile to petiolate, ovate to elliptical (15-50 x 8-25 cm) |
