About White Teak
Gmelina asiatica is a plant species, described by Linnaeus, in the family Lamiaceae (but previously placed on the Verbenaceae). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gmelina asiatica
- Genus
- Gmelina
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and wastelands
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indo-China, Indonesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Badhara
- Tamil
- நிலக் குமிழ் Nilak kumizh, Mulkumizh, குமிழம்
- Telugu
- Kavavagummudu, Peddanelli, Gumadi
- Kannada
- ಗುಲುಡು Guludu, ಶಿವನೆ Shivane, ಶಿವನಿ Shivani
- Malayalam
- Kumil, Mulkumizhu, ചെറുകുമിഴ്
- Marathi
- काळी शिवण Kalishivan
Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
White Teak belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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