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Teak

Teak is an important timber tree native to India and Southeast Asia. Its botanical name is Tectona grandis and it belongs to the Verbenaceae family. Teak is found naturally in peninsular India and is distributed in states like Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. It has also been introduced to other parts of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Teak is a large tree that can grow over 30 meters tall with opposite, elliptic or obovate leaves. It produces white bisexual flowers and one-seeded fruits. Teak is cultivated from seed and used widely for construction, furniture, and other wood products due to its

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Teak Dr. V. I. Kahalkar Department of Botany M. G. College, Armori
Teak • Botanical name :- Tectona grandis • Family :- Verbanaceae • Local Name :- Sagawan/ Sag • Origin & Distribution – • Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of the most important timber trees of India and South-east Asia. The species is indigenous to India and the South-east Asian region. In India teak is distributed naturally in the Peninsular region. The most important teak forests are found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala besides Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Orissa, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur. Outside its natural occurrence teak has been raised in different states, e.g. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Andamans, Andhra Pradesh, etc. Teak has also been introduced in different parts of the world outside its natural occurrence in South-east Asia, Pacific, East and West Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Central America regions.
Botanical Description • Teak is a large tree which can attain a height more than 30 m. colour of the bark varies from pale brown to grey, branched. Leaves simple, opposite, rough, margin entire, petiolate. elliptic or obovate, cuneate at base, entire. Inflorescence Cymose. Flowers white, bisexual. Stamens five. Ovary bicarpellary, syncarpus. Fruits 1-4 seeded.
Botanical Description Leaves Tree Flower
Cultivation • The tree are propagated from seed. Seedling are raised in nursery beds or in polythene bags. Seed beds are well manure. The seed sowing time in most of the region extend from first March to June. The seedling are ready for transplantation in 10 to 12 month after sowing. The seedlings are transplanted after 12 months in the field. The planting is generally done in rainy season.
Uses • Teak is recognized use as the best timber for the manufacture of door, window frames and shutters, wagon and carriage, furniture, cabinets, ships, agricultural implements, decorative flooring and wall panelling because of its moderate weight, appropriate strength, dimensional stability and durability, easy workability and finishing qualities and most appealing grain, texture, colour and figure. • Teak is also used in a variety of ways apart from its use as timber. Various parts of the tree, including the wood are credited with medicinal properties. Kernels yield fatty oil (about 2 per cent). • Flowers are considered useful against a number of diseases such as, bronchitis and urinary discharges. • The leaves contain yellow and red dyes, which have been recommended for dyeing of silk, wool and cotton. • Activated charcoal can be prepared from its saw dust.
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