Burflower Tree
Neolamarckia cadamba
Name
| Marathi: | कदंब |
Biological Classification
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Spermatophyta |
| Sub-Division: | Angiospermae |
| Class: | Dicotyledonae |
| Sub-Class: | Gamopetalae |
| Series: | Inferae |
| Order: | Rubiales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Sub-Family: | -- |
| Genus: | Neolamarckia |
| Species: | cadamba |
Advantages
- It is commonly planted along roadsides, in gardens and near the temples.
- The fresh bark juice is used in inflammation of eye and for gargle.
Interesting Facts
- The flowers are thought to have an irresistible power of recalling the absent lover.
- The genus name honors the French Naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
Description
- It is a small tree with opposite leaves.
- The flowers are spherical or globose in structure and fragrant.
- The flowering season is from September to November.
- It has a great cultural and religious significance.
- Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser.
