Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Mitragyna | Species: Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.( कैम ) |
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| Synonym | Stephegyne parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth. Nauclea parvifolia Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kaim, Guri, Kalam,Kaem | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Kaim | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kaim | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up To 900 M | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | 100 – 150 In Each Head, Each Splitting Into 2 – Dehiscent Cocci, Seeds Minute, Several, Winged |
| Habitat | Moist Deciduous Forests And Forest Plantations | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar And Bangladesh | Bark Details | Bark Grey, Thin Irregularly Scaly When Mature |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, up to 18 m high, usually with buttresses from the base of stem and blusih – grey bark. Leaves oblong – orbicular, or suborbicular – ovate, obtuse or acute, entire, base truncate – obtuse or subcordate, lateral nerves 6 – 8 pairs; stipules large, obovate, membranous, often pale – pink, caducous. Flowers white or creamish – yellow, in axillary or terminal, globose, pedunculate heads; heads solitary or 2 – 3 together; peduncles subtended with a pair of foliaceous bracts. Calyx limb short, minutely 5 – toothed. Corolla funnel – shaped. Ovary 2 – celled; style filiform, exserted; stigma elongate. Capsules 100 – 150 in each head, each splitting into 2 – dehiscent cocci; seeds minute, several, winged. | Leaf Details | Leaves oblong – orbicular, or suborbicular – ovate, obtuse or acute, entire, base truncate – obtuse or subcordate, lateral nerves 6 – 8 pairs; stipules large, obovate, membranous, often pale – pink, caducous. |
