Kadam (Neolamarckia cadamba)

Kadam leaves are used medicinally in eastern
India as a treatment for diabetes. In eastern Asia they have a variety of uses
including the treatment of wounds.

This is a very fast-growing
tree that reaches 45m in height. It is grown for its cheap, light wood, which
is made into packing cases, tea chests or disposable chopsticks. Drawings of Indian plants and trees later named at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew