Scientific Name :
Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm.
Synonym :
Gmelina rheedei Hook.
Gmelina oblongifolia Roxb.
Common Name : Gamhar, Shivan
Plant Family : Lamiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to April
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: Upto 30 m
Stem: Grey
Leaves: Ovate, chordate, pubescent, apex acuminate
Flowers: Yellow, calyx campanulate, corolla infundibuliform
Inflorescence: Terminal panicles
Fruits: Drupe, ovoid, yellow at maturity
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Uses : Infusion of the root increase the milk flow in woman.
Leaf juice given in diabetes.
