Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nauclea parvifolia Roxb.; Stephegyne parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
  • Common name : True Kadamb, Kaim, Corn Snapdragon Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kadamb, Karam, Kaim, Kalmi, Kadam (Hindi)
    • Kadamba, Kongu (Kannada)
    • Neerkadambai, Ilukki (Tamil)
    • Battagenugu, Nirkadambe (Telugu)
    • Gudikaima, Mundi, Mur, Mitikunia, Gurikoima, Kali-kadamba, Godakoim (Oria)
    • Vitanah (Sanskrit)
    • Kalamb (Marathi)
    • Kadamamaram, Kadambu, Neerkadambu, Poochakadambu, Sirikadamba, Veembu (Malayalam)
    • Gulikadam (Bengali)
    • Kaim, Phaaldu, Saano Haledo, Tikul (Nepali)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on foothills to 900m, often along rivers, also in plains. Form Buttress
  • Key identification features : Stem butrussed
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy, K.Rajasekhar; Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh
  • Collection Date : 02-02-2010, 12-09-2014
  • Collection Nos : FAP 37961; HJCB-0017
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP); Javadu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district (TN)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Nellore district, Vishakapatnam district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Kurnool district, Prakasam district, Anantapur district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Koraput district, Gajapati district, Cuttack district, Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Bargarh district, Malkangiri district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 146
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mitragyna parvifolia. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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