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Tecomella | |
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Tree in Alamarvdasht, Fars, Iran | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Tecomella Seem.[1] |
Species: | T. undulata
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Binomial name | |
Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.[1]
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Tecomella Undulata is a tree species, locally known as rohida,[2][3][4] found in Oman, and from southwest Iran to northwest India. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Tecomella.[1] It is a medium-sized tree that produces quality timber and is the main source of timber amongst the indigenous tree species of desert regions of Shekhawati and Marwar in Rajasthan. The trade name of the tree species is desert teak or Marwar teak.