Herbarium JCB

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
Species : Mitragyna parvifolia
Basionym : Nauclea parvifolia Roxb.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
Common name : True Kadamb, Kaim, Corn Snapdragon Tree
Vernacular name : Kadamb, Karam, Kaim, Kalmi, Kadam (Hin.); Kadamba, Kongu (Kan.); Neerkadambai, Ilukki (Tam.); Nirkadambe, Batakanagu, Batta genupu (Tel.); Gudikaima, Mundi, Mur, Mitikunia, Gurikoima, Kali-kadamba, Godakoim (Ori.); Vitanah (San.)
Collection Nos : FAP 37961; HJCB-0017
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & K.Rajasekhar; K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 02/02/2010; 12/09/2014
Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State; Jamunamarthur, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous Forest; Dry evergreen forest
Key identification features : A large deciduous tree, usually buttressed. Bark is light grey and smooth. Leaves are simple, opposite and broadly obovate. Flowers are creamy white, fragrant in globose heads. Fruit is a composite dry globose head.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-December
Comments : Occasional on foothills to 900 m, also along rivers and in plains.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Koraput district, Malkangiri district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Mitragyna parvifolia. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.