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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 19

  • Scientific Name: Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis
  • Synonym: Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsd.
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Trade Name: Haldu
  • Common Name: Manjakadambu
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: മഞ്ഞക്കടമ്പ്
  • Native: India to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia (Perlis)
  • Specimen from: Potta (Wadakancherry)
  • State & Region: Kerala, India
  • Date of Collection: Friday, March 23, 1979
  • Collected by: K. M. Bhat & K. V. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: Deciduous trees, to 30 m high, bark 1.3 cm, grey-brown,. Leaves simple, opposite. Flowers bisexual, yellow. Fruit a capsule.
  • Wood Anatomy: Growth rings indistinct. Vessels are small, solitary and in radial multiples of two to three.Rays are fine, numerous and closely spaced.
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