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Botanical name: Tectona grandis - [ (tek-toh-nuh) possibly derived from vernacular name of the tree, tekku; (GRAN-dees) or (GRAN-dis) large, spectacular ] Family: Verbenaceae (verbena, or vervain family) - [ (ver-be-NAY-see-ay) the Verbena (vervain) family ] Origin: South east Asia (mainly India, Myanmar and Java) Common names of Tectona grandis: Bengali: সেগুন seguna • Burmese: kyun • English: teak • French: teck • Hindi: सगुन sagun • Indonesia: jati, kembal, semarang • Italian: teck • Konkani: साग sag • Laos: may sak • Malay: djati • Manipuri: chingsoo • Marathi: साग sag, सागवान sagwan, साय saya, सायवान sayawan • Sanskrit: शाक shak • Spanish: teca • Tamil: தேக்கு tekku • Telugu: తకు teku • Thai: jat, sak • Vietnamese: gia thi • and, unknown: sagon saigon, saj, taku, kayum A very popular timber tree, teak is native to India and Burma to Java. It is a deciduous tree attaining a very large size. However, in cities it might be seen on the roadside as a medium sized tree with large leaves. Teak is considered a good quality wood for furniture. Leaves of the tree are opposite, 30-60 cm long and 15-30 cm broad. The flowers come in large numbers in lax clusters at the end of branches. They are white and rather small - about 6 mm across. The fruit is about 15 mm across, spongy, enclosed in the persistent calyx. Flowers appear in monsoon, fruit ripens in winter. From November to January, the tree is leafless. Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Dave's Garden Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review. |
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| Author | Dinesh Valke from Thane, India |
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