Tadhidruma (Telugu: ????????)

Rubiaceae (bedstraw, coffee, or madder family) » Mitragyna parvifolia

my-tra-GY-na -- from the Greek mitra (a turban or headdress) and gyne (ovary)
par-vee-FOH-lee-uh -- meaning, small leaves

commonly known as: kaim, water kadamba • Bengali: ধারাকদম্ব dharakadam, গুলিকদম্ব gulikadam • Gujarati: કલમ kalam • Hindi: गुरी guri, कैम kaim • Kannada: ನೀರ ಕದಮ್ಬ nira kadamba, ಸಣ್ಣ ಕದಮ್ಬ sanna kadamba • Malayalam: കതമമരം kathamamaram, നീര്‍ക്കടമ്പ് niirkkatamp, പൂച്ചക്കടമ്പ് puuccakkatamp, റോസ് കടമ്പ് roos katamp, വീമ്പ് viimp • Marathi: कळम kalam • Sanskrit: वितानः vitanah • Tamil: நிசுளம் niculam, நீர்க்கடம்பு nirkkatampu • Telugu: అజఘ్నము ajaghnamu, అంబుసారము ambusaramu, జలతుంబురు jalatumburu, నిరుకడము nirkadambu, ఋష్య rsya, తధిద్రుమ tadhidruma

Native to: India


References: Flowers of India • Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants • ENVIS - FRLHT
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Nirkadambu (Telugu: ????????)

Rubiaceae (bedstraw, coffee, or madder family) » Mitragyna parvifolia

commonly known as: kaim, female kadamba, water kadamba • Bengali: gulikadam • Hindi: गुरी guri, कैम kaim, kayim, kaddam kamgi, kaini, kallam • Kannada: hedu, kadaga, kadani, kongu, nayekadambe • Malayalam: vimpu, nirkkatampu, rosu, katampu • Marathi: कळम kalam • Sanskrit: vitanah • Tamil: katampai, நிசுளம் niculam, நீர்க்கடம்பு nirkkatampu, sinnakkatampu • Telugu: జలతుంబురు jalatumburu, నిరుకడము nirkadambu

Origin: India


... flowers are yellow and grow in ball-shaped clusters ... are very fragrant, and remind one of the better known kadam flowers.

...smooth dark green leaves ... rounded in shape, and opposite in growth pattern.


Photographed at BNHS, CEC (Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai
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