White Teak

Gmelina arborea

Also known as Coomb Teak, Candahar tree, Cashmeri teak, Gamari, Kambari

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About White Teak

Gmelina arborea, (in English beechwood, gmelina, goomar teak, Kashmir tree, Malay beechwood, white teak, yamane ), locally known as gamhar, is a fast-growing deciduous tree in the family Lamiaceae.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Gmelina arborea
Genus: Gmelina
Family: VERBENACEAE
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Deciduous forests and in the plains
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Philippines, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malesia, Indonesia, China; introduced in many parts of tropical Africa and South America
Flowering & fruiting: February-June
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi: गम्हड़ Gamhar, Gmelina arborea
Nepali: खमारी, गम्भारी
Bengali: গামারি, গামার, গাম্বার
Tamil: Kumalaamaram
Telugu: Peddagumudutekku, గుమ్మడి టేకు
Kannada: ಶಿವನಿ Shivani, ಶಿವನೆ Shivane, ಸೀವನ್ನಿ Seevanni ಕೂಲಿ Kooli
Malayalam: Kumbil, കുമ്പിൾ, കുമിഴ്
Marathi: शिवण Sivan, शिवण

Botanical family

Verbenaceae

Verbena/Teak family

White Teak belongs to the Verbenaceae family.

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