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 |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | In Afrika kultiviert | |||
| 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 3v | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | M | |||
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%, mean value | 580.00 | 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