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Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser

Dusun Slunen, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

 

Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser. Rubiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Tengguli air, Jabon, Jabun, Kelampayan, Empayang, Worotua], Burflower-tree, Pagoda tree, Common bur-flower-tree, Laran, Leichhardt-pine, Cadamba, Kadam, Bakmee, Neepa. Distribution - China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea. Tree up to ca. 40 m tall. Habitat - lowland and hill forest, often near rivers. A fast growing plant and cultivated as an ornamental, and for low-grade timber and paper. The timber is used for plywood, light construction, pulp and paper, boxes and crates, dug-out canoes, and furniture components. Kadamba flowers are an important raw material in the production of ‘attar’, which is Indian perfume with sandalwood (Santalum spp.) base in which one of the essences is absorbed through hydro-distillation. An extract of the leaves serves as a mouth gargle.

 

Note: The trees are planted by farmers from seedlings provided by the Indonesian Forestry Department.

 

Synonym(s):

Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq.

Anthocephalus indicus A. Rich

Anthocephalus chinensis auct. non (Lam.) A. Rich.

Anthocephalus indicus var. glabrescens H.L.Li

Anthocephalus morindifolius Korth.

Nauclea cadamba Roxb.

Nauclea megaphylla S.Moore

Neonauclea megaphylla (S.Moore) S.Moore

Samama cadamba (Roxb.) Kuntze

Sarcocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Kurz

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-133819

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?410705

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolamarckia_cadamba

id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabon

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Uploaded on September 19, 2014
Taken on August 28, 2014