Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First floor, Timber Section
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw014
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Tectona grandis
  Specimen's Collector Name :

 
  Specimen's Collection Area :

104 years old, collected from Connolly’s plantation 1846, Nilambur, Kerala

Parambiculam, Cochin, Kerala.
 

Specimen's Collection Date

 :

 
  Specimen's Collection Country :

Inida
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

6
  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 :

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 :

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 :

 

  

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