Kadam is one of the finest and most attractive flowers during the rainy season. This flower is endemic to the South Asia and partly to Southeast Asian region. That's why it doesn't have any known English or common name (though people call this as burflower). That's why it is mostly known as the local name, Kadam. In Bengali we have several other names for this flower which are Nipo, Kodombo, etc. 

Kadam is a very tall growing single trunk evergreen plant having small to large leafs. Leafs are oppositely arranged with slightly long petiole. A deep texture is found on the leafs (alternately arranged veins). The upper side of the leaf is glossy and the lower side is veined for those textures. Top of the plant is having a shape of umbrella most of the cases (because the villagers use to prune the branches from the lower part of the tree. It is a fast growing plant. 

The shape of the Kadam flower is like a small ball. The color of the ball is yellowish or orange. The ball is surrounded by lot of long white frills. For such lovely orientation the flower looks extraordinarily beautiful. Flowers are having a mild fragrance. 

Initial flower buds are small ball shaped and having no furry things, and they are green. A Kadam tree brings flower usually within 4-5 years are planting. Blooming season is usually the rainy season, but these days we can see this in other nearby seasons too.