Botanical name: Neolamarckia cadamba    Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Anthocephalus cadamba, Anthocephalus indicus

Kadam is a large, ornamental tree with a broad, umbrella-shaped crown that can reach a height of 45 metres. Stem diameter is up to 100 cm but normally less; sometimes with buttresses. The crown is umbrellashaped and the branches are characteristically arranged in tiers. Leaves are simple, elliptic to oblong, 13-32 cm long. Flowers are orange, small, borne in dense, spherical heads. They appear like solid, hairy orange balls. The fruits are small capsules, packed closely together to form a fleshy, yellow or orange coloured infructescence containing approx. 8,000 seeds. A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this tree.
Medicinal uses: In traditional folk medicine, different parts of Kadamba are utilized to treat a range of issues like fever, uterine problems, blood disorders, skin conditions, tumors, anemia, eye inflammation, and diarrhea.

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