Teak

Tectona grandis

Bengali: Segun Hindi: Sagaun

Tall, erect, deciduous tree, leaves large, oppositely arranged, rough in upper surface, pale, downy at the bottom. Flowers in rain, small whitish flowers grow in very large, open, branching clusters at the ends of the twigs.

Bark: bark light brown or greyish with shallow cracks, the outer bark peeling off in long thin flakes

Leaf: Very large 1-2’ long, elliptic or obovoid, Rough above and covered with pale down below

Flower: Small, whitish, grow in very large, open, branching clusters at the ends of the twigs.

Fruit: ½’’ in diameter, spongy, somewhat like 4 lobed, with one or 2 hard small stones .

Season: In the moist climate of Bengal the old leaves do not usually fall till March (earlier in drier parts of India) and are replaced in April and May. The flowers appear from June to August, and the seeds ripen between November and January.

Range/habitat: It is the dominant forest species of dry and moist forest of peninsular India south of river Narmada. Also, Myanmar, Malay peninsula and neighboring islands.

Trivia and notes: Among the most famous timber in India and is widely planted outside its natural range 

Where to find: In the south east shore of the main lake of Rabindra Sarobar, there is one mature tree GPS: 22.5105,88.3621