(ii) Teak (Tectona Grandis)

Teak is the most popular tree of the monsoon climate found mainly in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, the foothills of Himalayas, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the western and eastern Ghats, and Banswara (Rajasthan). Its wood is moderately hard, duarable, easy to work and takes a good polish. It is an expensive timber used for doors, cupboards, and furniture. Teak forests cover about 9 million hectares of the total forest area of the country.