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Kadam

Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Neolamarckia

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Kadam: Burflower
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Common names

By language (27)
arz
نيولاماركيا كادمبا
Assamese
কদম
ban
Jabon
Bangla
কদম, নীপ, বুল কদম, সিন্ধুপুষ্প
bjn
Kalampaian, Kalampayan, Kelampayan
Burmese
မအူပင်
Chinese
团花, 圑花, 黄梁木
English
Kadam, Burflower tree, Cadamba, Laran, Leichhardt pine
Gujarati
કદંબ
Hindi
कदंब वृक्ष, नीप, हरिद्र
Indonesian
Jabon, Kayu Jabon, Pohon Jabon
Italian
Neolamarkia cadamba
Japanese
クビナガタマバナノキ, カダム, カランパヤン, ラブラ
Javanese
Jabon
Kannada
ಕದಂಬ ಮರ
Malay
Kelempayan, Pokok Kelempayan
Malayalam
ആറ്റുതേക്ക്, കടമ്പ്
Marathi
कळंब वृक्ष, कदंब, कदंब वृक्ष
Polish
Kadamba
Russian
Кадамба, Неоламаркиа кадамба
Sanskrit
कदम्बः, अश्वत्थः
sat
ᱠᱟᱫᱟᱢ
shn
တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၵႃယွင်း
Tamil
கடம்பு மரம், கடப்பம்பூ
tcy
ಕಡವ
Telugu
కదంబ, కదంబం, కదంబము
Vietnamese
Gáo trắng, Gáo tàu

Synonyms

  • Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq.
  • Anthocephalus cademoc Miq.
  • Anthocephalus indicus var. glabrescens H.L.Li
  • Anthocephalus indicus var. macrophyllus Pierre ex Pit.
  • Anthocephalus morindifolius Korth.
  • Nauclea cadamba Roxb.
  • Nauclea megaphylla S.Moore
  • Neonauclea megaphylla (S.Moore) S.Moore
  • Samama cadamba (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Sarcocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Kurz

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.