Local Name : Taraksopa (Assamese), Haldu, Kadami, Karam (Hindi)
Scientific Name: Haldina cordifolia (Roxb.) Ridsdale
English Name : Yellow teak
| Bark | Exfoliating |
| Commercial Value | Timber |
| Final Financial Return | ₹20,000-₹30,000 |
| Final Harvesting Period | 40 Years-60 Years |
| Flower Color | White and yellow |
| Flowering Time | April and May |
| Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Fruiting Time | June and July |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Leaf Shape | Cordate and Ovate |
| Nursery technique | Seeds are soaked in water overnight and dried for another day. After that they are put in polypot/mother bed. The medium for polypot/mother bed is prepared consisting of sand, river silt, vermicompost/cowdung in 1:1:1 proportion but a temporary shade should cover the seeds so that rain does not hamper the growth and seeds do not get buried deep as the size of the seeds are very minute. |
| Plant parts used | Bark and Wood |
| Planting mechanism | One – two-year-old seedlings are ready for planting during rainy season. Spacing 5m x 5m. May be planted as mixed or pure crop. |
| Seed Collection Time | February and March |
| Site Suitability | Hill Slopes and Barak Valley |
| Tree Character | Deciduous |
