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Neolamarckia cadamba
Also called Leichhardt Pine, Burflower Tree, Common Bur Flower Tree, Laran
In Singapore: Common Bur-flower Tree, Kaddam, Leichhardt Pine, Kelempayan, Kelampai, Laran (Grown in Singapore)
Kadam is a fast-growing, evergreen tropical tree (Neolamarckia cadamba) native to South and Southeast Asia, grown for shade, timber, paper pulp and its fragrant orange flower heads. It needs warm, humid, frost-free conditions and plenty of room because it can reach about 45 m.
Neolamarckia cadamba, with English common names burflower-tree, laran, and Leichhardt pine, and called kadamba or kadam or cadamba locally, is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia. The genus name honours French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It has scented orange flowers in dense globe-shaped clusters. The flowers are used in perfumes. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant and for timber and paper-making. Kadamba features in Indian religions.
N. cadamba is native to the following areas:
The fruit and inflorescences are reportedly edible by humans. The fresh leaves are fed to cattle.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
