EPPO Global Database

Gmelina arborea(GMEAR)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: GMEAR
  • Preferred name: Gmelina arborea
  • Authority: Roxburgh

Notes

Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Myanmar), China.  An ornamental tree, whose fruits have medicinal uses. Introduced in Malesia (Malaya, Borneo, Philippines), Benin, Sudan, USA (Florida), Central America, Caribbean (Venezuelan islands), South America (Peru to Venezuela)


Common names
Name Language
goomar teak English
gray teak English (US)
Indian bulang English
Malay bush beech English
snapdragon tree English
white teak English
gamar Portuguese
gmelina Portuguese
yún nán shí zǐ Chinese
云南石梓 Chinese
gamhar Indonesian