Biota of Nepal

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Chapters: Fauna of Nepal, Flora of Nepal, Neolamarckia cadamba, Imperata cylindrica, Acacia nilotica, Betula utilis, Hyoscyamus niger, Tussilago farfara, Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests, Daphne bholua, Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests, Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests, Angelica archangelica, Rheum nobile, Western Himalayan broadleaf forests, Tibetan Sand Fox, Shorea robusta, Bael, Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows, Solanum dulcamara, Pseudecheneis, Himalayan subtropical pine forests, Alstonia scholaris, Ficus benjamina, Ampelocissus xizangensis, Gagata, Paederia foetida, Ziziphus oenoplia, Buddleja crispa, Goodyera repens, Mallotus philippensis, Elongated tortoise, Trimeresurus albolabris septentrionalis, Ehretia acuminata, Utricularia caerulea, Mentha arvensis, Nangra, Lamium album, Hygrophila polysperma, Melilotus indicus, Magnolia campbellii, Utricularia stellaris, Utricularia scandens, Gloydius himalayanus, Yellow Monitor, Mock strawberry, Utricularia bifida, Utricularia striatula, Juniperus semiglobosa, Myersglanis, Solidago virgaurea, Eragrostis amabilis, Silonia, Bidens tripartita, Vitis flexuosa, Nepeta discolor, Horsfieldia kingii, Morinda Spruce, Ampelocissus latifolia, Canscora diffusa, Choerospondias axillaris, Litsea cubeba, Magnolia globosa, Allium hypsistum, Utricularia aurea, Euophrys omnisuperstes, Taxus sumatrana, Saccharum spontaneum, Utricularia kumaonensis, Luculia, Utricularia recta, Abelmoschus manihot, Ruellia capitata, Meconopsis villosa, Salvia moorcroftiana, Luculia gratissima, Lilium oxypetalum, Utricularia multicaulis, Utricularia christopheri, Salvia castanea, Achham, Utricularia brachiata, Himalayan Field Mouse, Eonecrophorus tenuicornis, Wildlife of Nepal, Persicaria affinis, Sageretia hamosa, Sphaerotheca swani, Amolops nepalicus, Paa rarica, Sageretia lucida. Excerpt: Neolamarckia cadamba, commonly called Kadam (Bengali: ) is an evergreen, tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia. The genus name "Lamarckia" is derived from the name of French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. Leaves & flowers in Kolkata, India Flower in Kolkata, IndiaThe Kadam tree grows up to 45 m high. It is a large tree with a broad crown and straight cylindrical bole. It is quick growing, large; has large spreading and grows rapidly in first 6-8 year The trunk has a diameter of 100-160 cm, but typically less than that. Leaves are 13-32 cm long. Flowering usually begins when the tree is 4-5 years old. Kadam flowers are red to orange, occurring in dense, globe-like heads of approximately 55 cm. The fruit of N. cadamba occur in small, fleshy capsules packed closely together to form a fleshy yellow-orange infructescence containing approximately 8000 seeds. On maturing, the fruit splits apart, releasing the seeds, which are then dispersed by wind or rain. Some botanical features are detailed below: N. lamarckia is native to the following areas: Gita Govinda by Jayadeva Radha with KrishnaThe Grama Paddhati, a Kannada work dealing with the history of the Tulu Brahmins, narrates a story that after Parasurama created the Haiga and Tulu countries, Shiva and Parvati came to Sahyadri, and there a child was born to the divine couple. Since the birth took place under a Kadamba tree, the child was named Kadamba, and was placed in charge of the Sahyadri region. Mayursharma belonged to this family and he made Banavasi his capital. Kadamba tree is also mentioned in other mythical sto...