Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First floor, Timber Cylindrical Log
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw034
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Tectona grandis
  Specimen's Collector Name :

 
  Specimen's Collection Area :

 
 

Specimen's Collection Date

 :

 Old stock

  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

1
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Lamiales
  Family :

Verbenaceae
  Genus :

Tectona
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Tectona grandis
 

Author of Species

 :

 
  Common/Trade Name :

Indian Oak Teak
  Vernacular Name :

English:Bankok Teak, Indian-Oak, Teak

French: Teck

Indonesia: Jati

Hindi: Sagun

Kannada: Jadi

Marathi: Saga

Tamil: Thekku

Telugu: Teku, Pedda teku
  Distribution of Species :

Native to the south and southeast of Asia
 

Uses

 :

The timber is used in the manufacture of outdoor furniture, boat decks, and other articles where weather resistance is desired. It is also used for indoor flooring and as a veneer for indoor furnishings.

 
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

  

  1. Flora of Anantapur District, A.P, India, by T.Pullaiah and N.Yesoda

  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectona_grandis

  3. Herbison-Evans, Don (2007-09-06). "Hyblaea puera". University of Technology, Sydney. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.

  4. Kadambi, K. (1972). Silviculture and management of Teak. Bulletin 24 School of Forestry Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas

  5. B. Robertson (2002) Growing Teak in the Top End of the NT. Agnote. No. G26 PDF

  6. Agharakar, S.P. (1991). Medicinal plants of Bombay Presidency. Pbl. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India: 208-209/ Singh, U., Wadhwani, A.M. and Johri, B.M. (1996). Dictionary of economic plants of India. Pbl. ICAR, New Delhi, India: 225-226.

  7. Varier, P.S. (1997). Indian Medicinal Plants: A compendium of 500 species Vol. V. Pbl. Orient Longman, Hyderabad, India: 245-248.

  8. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/sagon.html

  9. http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff1380.htm