Tectona

Tectona
Tectona grandis in new leaves in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Tectona
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Species

Tectona is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the mint family, Lamiaceae.[1][2][3] The three species are often collectively called teak.

  1. ^ "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website - Lamiales". Missouri Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. ^ "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Tectona". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. ^ Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.