Scientific Name :
Tectona grandis L.f.
Synonym :
Theka grandis (L.f.) Lam.
Jatus grandis (L.f.) Kuntze
Common Name : Teak, Sag, Sagwan
Plant Family : Lamiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : June to September
Flower Colour : White green
Description : Height: 25 to 30 m
Stem: Grey strong wood
Leaves: Large, elliptical acute apex, pubescent, 15 to 20 cm
Flowers: Calyx 5 to 6 lobed campanulate bladder like enclosing the fruit, petals 5 to 6 lobed, ovary tetracarpellary, stigma bifid
Inflorescence: Racemose panicled
Fruits: Drupes, enclosed by accrescent calyx
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH, VT, TL
Distribution Range : S.E Asia
Uses : It is used to treat typhoid fever and several other diseases.
It is used as timber.
