IUCN Status
: Endangered
Author: Ankit jangir
Explorer and field botanist.
- Theka grandis (L.f.) Lam., Tectona theca Lour., Tectona grandis f. tomentella Moldenke, Jatus grandis (L.f.) Kuntze
- Cultivated
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tropical heartwood Deciduous trees, up to 30-40 m height, thick bark, yellowish-brown, rough, Leaves simple, opposite, estipulate, ovate, obovate, apex acute or obtuse, margin entire, wavy. Flowers bisexual, white, inflorescence- terminal cymose panicles, stamens 5-6, equal, erect, ovary globose, superior, Fruit a drupe, globose, brown, densely hairy, covered by the inflated calyx, epicarp spongy, endocarp stony; seeds 1-4.
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Tectona grandis
Flowering and early fruiting
August- September -
Tectona grandis
Showing canopy of tree
The canopy of a teak tree is open and broad, spreading out with age. -
Tectona grandis
main trunk of the tree
teak, is a tropical hardwood tree that produces a highly valued timber. Teak wood is known for its strength, durability, water resistance, and aesthetic appeal. Teak wood is medium weight and has a straight, wavy, or interlocked grain.
