Trees & Plants

Teak

Haivakaru

Tectona grandis L. f.

Planted in some of the islands One of the most durable and versatile timber for building construction, furniture, handicrafts etc. The oil obtained from seeds, flowers and wood stimulates the growth of hair and is useful in the treatment of eczema and ringworm. The wood oil is al

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uses: One of the most durable and versatile timber for building construction, furniture, handicrafts etc. The oil obtained from seeds, flowers and wood stimulates the growth of hair and is useful in the treatment of eczema and ringworm. The wood oil is also anti- rheumatic and often used to treat sprains. or
family: Verbenaceae
synonym: Tectona theca Lour., Th eka grandis (L.f.) Lam. of
description: Deciduous trees, to 30 m high, bark yellowish-brown, branchlets 4-angled. × Leaves simple, opposite, 25-60 15-30 cm, ovate, obovate, base attenuate, apex acute or obtuse, pubescent below with minute red glands; lateral nerves 8-10 pairs; petiole 10-50 mm long. Flowers bisexual, white, 7 mm across, in terminal cymose panicles. Calyx 5 mm long, campanulate, lobes 5-6, subequal. Corolla 6 mm long, lobes 5-6, oblong, spreading. Stamens 5-6, equal, inserted at the throat. Fruit a drupe, 1.5-2 cm across, globose, brown, densely floccose hairy, covered by the inflated calyx, epicarp spongy, endocarp stony; seeds 1-4, oblong.
native range: South and Southeast Asia
distribution: Widely planted in the tropics for its highly valued timber
english names: Teak · Indian-oak fl
flowering fruiting: May - January
occurrence maldives: Planted in some of the islands