Tectona

Translingual

Tectona grandis plantation

Etymology

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Proper noun

Tectona f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – Tectona grandis, the source of almost all commercial teak, and its endangered close relatives.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Lamiaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tectona grandis - type species; Tectona hamiltoniana, Tectona philippinensis - species

References

• Tectona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tectona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tectona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tectona at USDA Plants database
• Tectona at Tropicos
• Tectona at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Tectona at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Tectona at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Tectona at The Plant List
• Tectona at Paleobiology Database