Tectona
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Tectona grandis plantation
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tectona f
- 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
