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Tectona
grandis L. f.
Synonym : Jatus grandis (L.f.) Kuntze
Family
: Lamiaceae
Local Names
: Thekku, Teak, Indian Oak
Flowering
and fruiting period:
May – January
Distribution: South and South East
Asia
Habitat: Moist deciduous
forests, also raised in plantations
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic: Yes
Uses: Timber yielding. A
wood tar paste is made from the powdered wood by putting it into hot water. It
is vermifuge; promotes digestion; is effective in relieving bilious headaches
and tooth aches; reduces inflammations or eruptions of the skin. The bark has
been used as an astringent and in the treatment of bronchitis. The flowers are
diuretic. They are used to treat biliousness, bronchitis and urinary disorders.
Oil extracted from the seeds promotes hair growth.
Key
Characters:
Teaks are deciduous trees, bark yellowish-brown, rough. Leaves simple,
opposite, ovate, margin entire. Flowers bisexual, white ,
