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Good quality of khamer seeds (gmelina arborea) available at wholesale price. category :- tree seeds shape:- distorted oval size:- 0.5 cm color: -light yellow usage: – germination (not for oil extraction) age: -fresh(less than a year, good for germination) scientific name:- gmelina arborea origin: – india packing: -5, 10,20,25,50 (p/p) availability: – throughout the year details : family: verbenaceae genus: gmelina species: arborea local name: gamari or gamhari gmelina arborea, (in english beechwood, gmelina, goomar teak, kashmir tree, malay beechwood, white teak, vemane), locally known as gamhar, is a fast growing deciduous tree, occurring naturally throughout greater part of india at altitudes up to 1,500 meters. gmelina arborea is a fast growing tree, which grows on different localities and prefers moist fertile valleys with 750–4500 mm rainfall. it does not thrive on ill-drained soils and remains stunted on dry, sandy or poor soils; drought also reduces it to a shrubby form.the gmelina arborea tree attains moderate to large height up to 30 m with girth of 1.2 to 4 a chlorophyll layer just under the outer bark, pale yellow white inside. gmelina arborea wood is pale yellow to cream coloured or plukish-buff when fresh, turning yellowish brown on exposure and is soft to moderately hard, light to moderately heavy, lustrous when fresh, usually straight to irregular or rarely wavy grained and medium course textured. flowering takes place during february to april when the tree is more or less leafless whereas fruiting starts from may onwards up to june. the fruit is up to 2.5 cm long, smooth, dark green, turning yellow when ripe and has a fruity smell. uses the root and bark of gmelina arborea are claimed to be stomachic, galactagogue laxative and anthelmintic improve appetite, useful in hallucination, piles, abdominal pains, burning sensations, fevers, 'tridosha' and urinary discharge. leaf paste is applied to relieve headache and juice is used as wash for ulcers. flowers are sweet, cooling, bitter, acrid and astringent. they are useful in leprosy and blood diseases. in ayurveda, it has been observed that gamhar fruit is acrid, sour, bitter, sweet, cooling, diuretic tonic, aphrodisiac, alternative astringent to the bowels, promote growth of hairs, useful in 'vata', thirst, anaemia, leprosy, ulcers and vaginal discharge. related products 1. teak seeds 2. sandal seeds 3. sheesham seeds 4. kinvach seeds 5. eucalyptus seeds