- Family : VERBENACEAE
(Verbena Or Vervain Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : SAGVAN FAMILY (सागवान फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Gmelina parviflora Roxb.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gmelina asiatica L.
- Common name : White Teak, Asian Bushbeech
- Vernacular name :
- Kirushivani (Kannada)
- Nilakkumala, Mulkumil (Tamil)
- Cherukumuzhu, Chulungu, kumilamaram, Mulkumizhu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests and wastelands
- Comments / notes : On plains to 1000m.
- Key identification features : Small tree up to 2 m tall
- Flower, Fruit : May-February
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha; Raja K. Swamy
- Collection Date : 11/10/2010
- Collection Nos : FAP 40072
- Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Prakasam district, Anantapur district, Guntur district
- Telangana : Khammam district
- Kerala : Kannur district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Odisha : Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indo-China, Indonesia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gmelina asiatica. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.
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