Botanical name: Tectona grandis Linn.f.
Common Names:Teak, Sagwan, Sagun, Sag, Segun, Teeku, Tekkumaram, Thekku, Indian oak
Etymology:
Generic name :"Tectona" is derived from its vernacular name "teeku."
The specific epithet "grandis" is a Latin word meaning 'large or great,' referring to its large leaves
Family :Verbenaceae
Nature : Tree
Flowering Time : June to September
Fruiting Time : September to October
Distribution : Native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
Gardening Notes:
Moisture:Requires adequate water supply
Propagation:By seeds
Importance:
Bark : The bark contains compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, beneficial for conditions like arthritis and reducing the risk of chronic diseases
Leaves: Aids in wound healing, preventing infections, and improving digestion, acting as a mild laxative to relieve constipation
Wood: Wood extracts help alleviate respiratory symptoms like coughs and reduce fever and also used for making furniture,cabinet work and construction work
Plant Description:
Growth : Slow-growing, large deciduous tree reaching 30-40 feet in height with a spreading crown
Root : Tap root, branched
Stem : Aerial, erect, branched, green, hairy, solid, woody, cylindrical, quadrangular at the base, light brown, rough, scaly bark
Leaf : Simple, opposite, broadly elliptical or obovate, rough adaxial surface, light green hairy abaxial surface, 25-30 cm long, 20-25 cm wide, acute apex, entire and wavy margins, prominent mid-rib, petiole 3-5 cm long, green, thick
Inflorescence:Erect panicles
Flower : Small, white, fragrant, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, with bracts and bracteoles, pedicellate, green sepals, creamish petals, six stamens, globose ovary, slender style, linearly bifid stigma
Fruit : Small, hard stone densely covered with wool, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, enveloped by a loose-fitting, papery calyx
Seed : Brown, rough, hairy, egg-shaped