- Haldina
Taxobox
name = "Haldina cordifolia"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
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 aflowering plant in the familyRubiaceae , the sole species in the genus "Haldina". It is native to southernAsia , fromIndia east to southernChina andVietnam .It is a
deciduous tree that can grow well over 20 metres high. many people think theflowers 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 anantiseptic .References
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?103231 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Haldina cordifolia"]
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