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Lamiaceae Taxonomy Browser
Tectona grandis L.f.
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Global Distribution
South and South East Asia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
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Found in deciduous forests from plains to 800m. Often planted in the plains. Common. Tropical Asia and Malesia.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 17
Species With Barcodes: 1
Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan [native to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar]
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
Distribution: Native of tropical southern Asia and Malaysia, widely cultivated for its highly priced timber.
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
Reasons: Native of India-Laos planted for timber or ornament in various tropical areas including the west Indies from Cuba and Jamaica to Trinidad and from Panama to Brazil. Grown in southern Florida. Grown experimentally or for ornament at low elevations in Puerto Rico.
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Flower
In axillary/or terminal cymose panicles, dichotomously branched; whitish-yellow. Flowering from June-September.
Fruit
A globose drupe, with a stony endocarp and spongy epicarp; seeds oblong. Fruiting throughout the year.
Field tips
Bark light brown or grey. Stem quadrangular. Leaves very large, rough.
Leaf Arrangement
Opposite-decussate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Leaf Apex
Obtuse-acute
Leaf Base
Rounded-acute
Leaf Margin
Entire
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"Good source of nectar. Leaves made into plates.
Wood very hard, very valuable and great demand as for timber.
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Rights holder/Author | Keystone Foundation, India Biodiversity Portal |
Source | http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31257 |