Gambhari
Gmelina arborea
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📖 About this plant
Gmelina arborea (white teak or ‘Gambhari’ in Odia, also called Kashmir tree) is a fast-growing deciduous tree of the Verbenaceae family. The tree is one of India’s most important fast-growing timber species — wood is yellowish, moderately hard, and used for plywood, packaging, pulpwood, and construction. The tree is extensively planted in agroforestry and farm forestry for short-rotation (8-15 year) timber crops. Fruits are edible. Leaves are valuable livestock fodder. Bark, roots, and fruits are used in Ayurvedic medicine. The tree is one of the ingredients of Dashamoola — the famous Ayurvedic ten-roots formula.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun
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Water
Regular; drought-tolerant once established
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Humidity
Moderate
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Temperature
15-38°C
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Soil
Well-draining loam
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Fertilizer
Compost annually
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
गम्बhari
BN
Bengali
গম্বhari
MR
Marathi
गंभारी
TE
Telugu
గంభారి
TA
Tamil
குமிழ்
GU
Gujarati
ગંભારી
UR
Urdu
گمبھاری
KN
Kannada
ಗಂಭಾರಿ
OR
Odia
ଗମ୍ଭାରୀ
ML
Malayalam
ഗംഭാരി
PA
Punjabi
ਗੰਭਾਰੀ
AS
Assamese
গম্ভাৰী
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- India, Southeast Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 15-25 m
- 📐 Spread
- 6-10 m
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring (yellow-brown flowers in panicles)
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Yellow-brown
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Deciduous large ovate green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- 40+ years
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seeds, cuttings
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common issues
- Leaf spot
- stem borer
- root rot in waterlogged soil
💡 Care tips
- Plant in full sun.
- Fast-growing timber tree for agroforestry.
- Harvest at 8-15 years.
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