Tectona grandis
Teak; jati
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Teak | |
| Deutsch | Teak | |
| English | Teak; jati | |
| Français | Teck | |
| Italiano | Teak | |
| Suomi | Teak | |
| Norsk | Teak | |
| Čeština | Teak | |
| Español | Teak | |
| Svenska | Teak | |
| Polski | Teak | |
| Український | Teak | |
| Român | Teak | |
| Русский | Teak | |
| Български | Teak | |
| EESTI | Teak | |
| 日本語 | Teak | |
| Other names | teak (DE, GB, NL, NG), Indien-, Burma-, Java-, Laos-, Thailand-, Rangoon-Teak (DE), teck (FR, IT), kyun (MM), gia thi (VN), tadi, tek, sagwan (IN), djati (ID, MY), kembal, semarang (ID), may sak (LA, KH, TH), jat, sak (TH), djatti (GH), teca (ES) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Asia | |||
| States and Territories | Benin; Gambia, The; Togo; Cabinda; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Sudan; Angola; Assam; Bangladesh; India; Sri Lanka; Andaman Is.; Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Nicobar Islands; Thailand; Viet Nam; Java; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Philippines; Mexico Southwest; Mexico Southeast; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Southwest Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Lamiaceae | |||
| Genus | Tectona | |||
| Species | grandis | |||
| Author citation | L.f. | |||
| Scientific name | Tectona grandis L.f. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | ringporig/halbringporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/vertegra.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1to3 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | M-D | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 680.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 750.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Areas of application
| Cladding; Decking; Marine; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes; Construction; interior panelling; art objects |
Appearances
Wood
TEGR , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
TEGR , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
TEGR , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid
TEGR , 74x40mm ,
Tectona grandis , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
TEGR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
TEGR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
TEGR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
TEGR , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
TEGR , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson