Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tectona grandis L.f.

Indian Oak

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000339
Common name: Indian Oak
English name: Teak
Arabic name: تك
Native: Southeast Asia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous large foliage tree to 50 m high in native leaves simple rich green to 30-75 cm long, broadly ovate, tomentose below, with long petioles flowers  fragrant, showy white, in terminal panicles fruit a drupe to 15 cm across light brown, hairy ball, contained in enlarged calyx

Ornamental  and timber tree

Tectona theca Lour

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds , grafting
Flowering time: Autumn to spring
Zone: 10
pH range: 6.5-7.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Ornamental Timber
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Alkaline Neutral Mild acid

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