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Tectona philippinensis, also called Philippine teak, [1] is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae, formerly classified in the Verbenaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines . The species is endangered due to land conversion and logging for its timber.
Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Tectona grandis has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panicles) at the end of the branches. These flowers contain both types of reproductive organs (perfect flowers).
Tectona is native to south and southeast Asia, mainly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand, and are commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation. They are large trees, growing to 30–40 m (90–120 ft.) tall, deciduous in the dry season. Tectona grandis is an economically important species which is the ...
Intsia bijuga, commonly known as Borneo teak, Johnstone River teak, Kwila, Moluccan ironwood, Pacific teak, scrub mahogany and vesi, [3] [4] [5] is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indo-Pacific.
Philippine mahogany (U.S. timber trade), white lauan Mayapis Endemic to the Philippines Shorea polysperma: Tangile Endemic to the Philippines Shorea seminis: Native to Malaysia, and the Philippines Tectona philippinensis: Philippine teak Endemic to Luzon and Iling Island: Vatica elliptica: Considered to be very close to extinction.
Plantation teak is a tropical hardwood tree from the genus Tectona, endemic to Southeast Asia that is exclusively planted for the purpose of forestry management, for either commercial timber plantations or ecological restoration. Although the genus Tectona is native to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, primarily Indonesia, Myanmar, India ...
Teak (Tectona grandis) Philippine teak (Tectona philippinensis) Thailand rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) Tupelo (Nyssa spp.) Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) Walnut (Juglans) Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) Common walnut (Juglans regia) Wenge (Millettia laurentii)
Philippine Sea Plate. The Philippine Sea Plate or the Philippine Plate is a tectonic plate comprising oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east of the Philippines. Most segments of the Philippines, including northern Luzon, are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, which is geologically and tectonically separate from ...