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Adina cordifolia
In Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Adina
Species:	A. cordifolia
Binomial name
Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis
Synonyms
Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale Nauclea cordifolia Roxb. Nauclea sterculiifolia A.Rich. ex DC.

Adina cordifolia, synonym Haldina cordifolia, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to southern Asia, from India east to China and Vietnam and south to Peninsular Malaysia.

Adina cordifolia is a deciduous tree that can grow well over 20 metres high. The flowers may be insignificant individually but can be seen as attractive when they bloom together in inflorescences with a circumference of 20–30 mm. They are usually yellow often tinged with a shade of pink. A. cordifolia usually blossoms during winter (dry season) months. The bark of the tree acts as an antiseptic.

Gallery

• At Ananthagiri Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India
• At Ananthagiri Hills, India
• Trunk at Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, Sri Lanka
• Trunk at Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, Sri Lanka

References

1. ^ "Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

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