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Haldu
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Haldu
ative Photo: Pravin Kawale
Common name: Haldu • Hindi: करम Karam, कदमी Kadami • Marathi: हळ्दू Haldu, हॆदू Hedu • Tamil: Mannakatampu • Malayalam: Manjakadambu • Telugu: బండారు చెట్టు Bandaru chettu, Pasupu-kadamba • Kannada: ಎತ್ತೇಗ Yettega, ಅರಿಸಿನತೇಗ Arisina tega, ಎತ್ತಕ Ettaka, ಎತ್ತಗ Ettaga, ಎಟ್ಟೆಗ Ettega, ಹೆಡ್ಡೆ, ಹೆದ್ದೆ Hedde, ವಿಲಿಲು Vililu, ಹಳದು Haladu, ಹೆತ್ತೇಗ Hettega, ಹೆದ್ದೇಗ Heddega, ದೊಡ್ಡಕಡಗ Doddakadaga • Oriya: Holondo • Assamese: Tarakchapa • Sanskrit: गिरिकदम्ब Girikadamba • Mizo: Lungkhup • Nepali: कर्मा Karmaa
Botanical name: Adina cordifolia    Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Synonyms: Haldina cordifolia, Nauclea cordifolia, Nauclea sterculiifolia
Haldu is a deciduous tree that can grow well over 20 metres high. Oppositely arranged leaves are broadly oval in shape, heart-shaped at the base and pointed at the tip. The flowers may be insignificant individually but are very pretty when they bloom together in balls with a circumference of 2 to 3 cm. They are usually yellow in colour often tinged with a shade of pink. Haldu is at its blossoming best during winter. The bark of the tree acts as an antiseptic. Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra, Delhi & Madhya Pradesh.
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