Tectona

Tectona grandis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Tectonoideae
Genus: Tectona
Species: T. grandis – T. hamiltoniana – T. philippinensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Tectona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 4. Reference page.

Name

Tectona L.f., Suppl. Pl. 20, 151 (1782)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Theka Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 445 (1763).
  • Nautea Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 3 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Jatus Rumph. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 508 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Andaman Is., Angola, Belize, Benin, Cabinda, Caroline Is., Comoros, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Gambia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Panamá, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 20, 151

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Tectona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Tectona. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Tectona. Published online. Accessed: June 07 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Teak
македонски: тик
svenska: teak

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