Tectona grandis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tectona grandis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tectona grandis, Linn. Teak. Tree, 80-150 ft. high: branchlets quadrangular: lvs. 8-12 in. (of seedlings sometimes 3 ft.), ovate, cuneate at both ends, close tomentose beneath: fls. white or bluish, numerous, but only a few fertile, in panicles 18 in. diam.; calyx stellately white-tomentose, 1 in. diam. in fr. when it is ovoid or sub-pyramidal; corolla scarcely 1/4 in. long. India, Malaya. —The timber of this important tree is much used in ship-building because of its durability, great strength, and the ease with which it can be worked. Not planted in this country except experimentally. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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