Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Anthocephalus
Species: chinensis
Origin: India
Common name: ‘Kadam’ in India, Bur flower tree in English
Description: Kadam is a large, tall tree, with a straight cylindrical bole. Foliage consists of elliptic-oblong, shining, opposite, simple leaves. Flowers are small, orange-coloured in dense terminal globose heads. The fruit is a pseudocarp of closely packed capsules each containing minute, singular seeds.
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