page_title: Neolamarckia cadamba
section_title: Cultural significance
hierarchical_section_title: Neolamarckia cadamba / Cultural significance
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Entrée du temple de Mînâkshî à Madurai, état du Tamil Nadu, IndeEnglish: Meenakshi temple entrance, Madurai, state of Tamil Nadu, India
context_page_description: Neolamarckia cadamba, with English common names burflower-tree, laran, and Leichhardt pine, and called kadam locally, is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia. The genus name honours French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It has scented orange flowers in dense globe-shaped clusters. The flowers are used in perfumes. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant and for timber and paper-making. Kadam features in Indian religions and mythologies.
caption: Kadamba tree at the entrance to the Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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