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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tectona grandis</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> is native to Southeast Asia, including countries like India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style:italic">A large, impressive tree grows to height of 40-80 ft or even taller at optimum conditions. Leaves are simple, opposite, large, coriaceous, elliptic in shape. An inflorescence is panicle. Flowers small, pale coloured, fragrant. The fruit is capsule. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style:italic">The most famous and economically valuable part of Teak is its wood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Teak wood is known for its durability, strength, and resistance to decay and insect damage. It has a rich golden-brown color that darkens with age and exposure to light.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style:italic">In India, teak plantation on commercial scale was started by Britishers. Nilambur, situated in the Malappuram District of Kerala State, holds the distinction of being the birthplace of India\'s inaugural Teak plantation, established in the 1840s.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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