Gmelina arborea Gambhari Gambhari Ghambar chal Shivan Ghambari Chal

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Gmelina arborea

Scientific Name and Description

Gmelina arborea Roxb

Herb Family

Verbenaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Gmelina arborea var. canescens Haines
Gmelina arborea var. glaucescens C.B.Clarke
Gmelina rheedei Hook. [Illegitimate]
Gmelina sinuata Link

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	gamar, yemtani
Hindi	ban, baro-pipal, gamari, gambar, gambari, gambhar, gambhara, gambhari, gamhar, gumar-tek, gumbar, gumbhar, havan, jugani-chukur, kambar, kambari, kambhar, khambhar, khamhar kumhar, khammara, khmbhari, kumar, kumbhar, kunubar, sewan, shewan, shivparni, siwan,Gambhari
Kannada	baachanike mara, baccanige, bachanige, chatraparni mara, coolee, gaandhaari gida, guli, gumbari, gumbhaari, gumti, gupsi, gupsi mara, gupsiro, kaashmeeri, kaashmiri mara, kashmiri, kashmiri mara, kashniri-mara, kasmiri, koolai, koole, koolimara, kule, kulekumi, kuli, kulimavu, kumada mara, kumaki, kumali, kumate, kumatheekadi, kumati, kumbal, kumbalamara, kumbandhi, kumbhudi, kumbili, kumbuda, kumbudi, kumilu, kumluda, kumule, kumulu, kusa, madhuparnike, pillambi, shewnay, shivani, shivanni-gida, sivanni, sriparni, triparni, Gumhar
Malayalam	cumbulu, kumala, kumalu, kumathu, kumbil, kumbili, kumbula, kumbulu, kumil, kumilu, kumizh, kumizhu, kumpil,Shivan
Marathi	gamar, kamar, shevan, shewan, shivan, shivani, shiwan, sivni, sshivanasal,Gambhari
Sanskrit	ambharika, ashveta, bhadra, bhadraparni, gambhari, gandhari, gandharya, gopabhadrika, grishti, gumbhari, hira, k sripnari, kakodumbari, kashmari, kashmaryya, kasmari, kasmarya, kasmaryah, kasmaryaphala, kasmiri, kataphala, katphalah, katphalam, krishna, krishnaphala, krishnavrinlaka, krishnavrintika, krsnavrntah, kshirini, kumuda, madhubhadra, madhumati, madhuparnika, madhurasa, mahabhadra, mahakumuda, modini, nandi vrksa, pitakarohini, pitaphala, pitarohini, rohini, sadabhadra, sarvatobhadra, sarvatobhadrika, shriparni, snigdhaparni, sriparni, sthulatvacha, subhadra, sudridhatvacha, suphala, svarubhadra, vataha, vidari, vidarini,Gambhari
Tamil	ancavira, ankaravall, arica, aricakikam, aricakikamaram, ariccavi, arisa, arucakumil, arucakumilmaram, arucavira, caruvatapattiram, ciriparani, ciruparani, comavalakkam, comavali, comavalimaram, cukattikam, cummi, gumadi, gumuadu-teku, kacumari, kalappanri, kalarbadi, kalarpati, kattanam, kirusnavantika, kiruttinam, kiruttinaviruntaikiruttinaviruttikam, kopapattirikam, kumadi, kumalan, kumbal, kumil, kumil, , kumizham, kumla, kumutapattiram, matuparni, pakarpala, palacomam, pammari, pampari, pamparimaram, paruni , pattira, pattiraparani, pattiravati, patuparani, perumkumbil, perungumil, perungumizh, perunkumil, perunkumilam palan, peruntumpai, pulirgumil, pulirkumil, tustamakirakani, umitekku, umithekku, umittekku, ummithekku, umpal, valakkaccam, varanki
Telugu	adavigummudu, adivigumadi, belligumudu, calagummudu, callagummudu, challagummadi, challagummadu, challagummudu, chittungudu, errinatuva, gamudu, geemaditekku, goomadee, goomartek, gumar-tek, gumitaku, gummadi, gummadi chettu, gummudu, gummudu taeku, gumtaeku, gumteku, gumudu, gumudu-teku, gumuduteku, kaashmari, kaashmaryamu, kasmari, kasmaryamu, kasmeryamu, kasmiryamu, parsini, pedda gumudu, peddagomru, peddagoomru, peddagumu, peddagumudu, peddagumudutaekku, peddagumuduteku, peddakummi, peggumadu, tagoomooda, tagumuda, teggnmmudu, teggummudu, teggumudu, theggummudu, tsalagummadi, tsalogummadi,Ganti
Tibetan	tan pal
Common names	beechwood, gmelina, goomar teak, Kashmir tree, Malay beechwood, white teak, yamane,gamhar

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Bark

Wood

Leaves

Fruits

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Gmelina arborea Roxb. Medium sized tree Leaves, wood, bark, fruit, root, stem Bone fracture; bone strengthening; pain relieving and inflammation reduction; piles; scorpion bite; cardiac disorders; antipyretic; stomachache; eczema; vegetable; tinea pedis; wound; impotency General; women; men Dansi et al. 2008, Ramya 2008, Ratnam and Raju 2008