Teak
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Teak 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 den
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Teak forest with large foliage in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, India
Teak forest in Nilambur, India
Illustration showing detail of leaves, buds and flowers
Hardwood
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Hardwood is wood from flowering trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal latitudes, they are mostly deciduous, but in the tropics and subt
Teak
…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…
Beech is a popular hardwood
SEM images showing the presence of pores in hardwoods (oak, top) and absence in softwoods (pine, bottom)