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Haldina cordifolia - Haridru

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[[File:Haldina cordifolia 02a.JPG|thumb|right|''Haridru'', ''Haldina cordifolia'']]
'''Haridru''' is a deciduous tree with a large crown; . It generaly growing from grows upto 18 - 30 metres tall, specimens up to 45 metres have been recorded. The long, straight, clean bole cam be up to 150cm in diameter and is often buttressed and fluted at the base. The buttresses are sometimes of irregular and fantastic shapes. When growing in more isolated positions it produces a thick bole and massive branches with a large spreading crown. The plant is harvested from the wild for its useful timber, which is usually only traded locally because it is only available in small quantities. It is also harvested for local medicinal use  
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Improves metabolism}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=arishina Arishina thega, doddakadagaDoddakadaga|ml=malankatampuMalankatampu, manjakadambuManjakadambu, kadambaKadamba|sa=dharakadambahDharakadambah, girikadambahGirikadambah, bahuphalaBahuphala, bhramarapriyaBhramarapriya, bhringavallabhaBhringavallabha, haridruHaridru, haridrumaHaridruma, pitadaruPitadaru, pitavarnaPitavarna|ta=kodambiKodambi, manjatkadambeManjatkadambe, mannakkatampuMannakkatampu, poonthekkuPoonthekku, kadambaiKadambai|te=bandaaruBandaaru, betta Betta ganapa, daadugaDaaduga, kamadaKamada, kambaKamba, pachabotrugaPachabotruga, kanapuKanapu, paspuganapuPaspuganapu|hi=halduHaldu, haldawaHaldawa|en=Haldu}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|decussateDecussate, stipulate; stipules 10-12 x 7 mm, intrapetiolar, obovate, foliaceous, cauducous; petiole 4-10 cm long, stout, pubescent; lamina 10-20 x 10-20, orbicular or ovate or boadly ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, chartaceous; nerves 5-7 from base, lateral nerves 3-5 pairs, pinnate, prominent, regular; intercostae scalariform, prominent; domatia present. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary Axillary globose heads|Yellow|5|3-4 mm long, mixed with many filiform bracteoles; hypanthium 1-2 mm long, densely hairy; calyx cupular, 1.5-2 mm long, tube short, lobes 5, 1.3-1.8 mm long; corolla 7-9 mm long, 5-riged, densely finely hairy outside, lobes 5, oblong, 1-2 mm long, densely hairy; stamens 5, exserted; filaments 0.5 mm; anthers 1-2 mm long, oblong; ovary 2-celled, inferior; ovules many on a pendulous placenta; style filiform; stigma globose.}}
===Fruit===

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