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==Chemical Composition==
The preliminary phytochemical screening of Anthocephalus cadamba whole plant showed the presence of saponins, terpenes, sesquiterpenes glycosides, alkaloids and absence of anthraquinones and flavonoids. A variety of phytoconstituents, such as cadambine, cadamine, β-sitosterol, quinovic acid, chlorogenic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|10-25 x 6-12 cm, ovate or elliptic-oblong, apex acuminate, base truncate or obtuse, margin entire, glabrous above, pubescent beneath; stipules interpetiolar, lanceolate, cauducous; petiole 20-45 mm, stout, glabrous; lateral nerves 10-14 pairs, pinnate, prominent; intercostae scalariform, prominent. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|5-6 x 3-4 mm|Creamish yellow|5|Flowers bisexual, yellowish, in globose heads, 2-4.5 cm across. Calyx tube 2-3 mm in diameter, tube globose, lobes 5, 5-6 x 3-4 mm, membranous. Corolla tube 6-8 mm long, lobes 5, oblong, acute, 3-4 cm long, glabrous. Stamens 5, 3 mm long, anthers sagittate, sessile. Ovary 3-4 mm long, 2-celled at base, 4-celled above, inferior, ovules many; style exserted to 5-6 mm, entire; stigma clavate.}}
===Fruit===
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/10/03/kadamba-neolamarckia-cadamba-benefits-remedies-research-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/forestry/tree-crops/neolamarckia-cadamba Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:36269</ref>
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