Neolamarckia cadamba

Botanical Name – Neolamarckia cadamba

Common Name – Kadamb

 Habit

• Evergreen
• Medium-sized
• Fast-growing
  
  

Specific properties

• Preferred for soil reclamation
  
  

Ecology

• Birds, bees, insects feed on flower nectar
• Fruits are relished by monkeys, bats, mammals and birds
• Larval host plant for Commander butterflies
  
  

Uses

• Flowers are used in perfumes.
• Paper making
• Leaves as fodder
• Root bark is used as snakebite antidote
• Leaves have antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial properties
• Effective against the foot and mouth disease of animals
• Timber
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds