Teak is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae.
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10 Facts About Teak
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Teak wood has a leather-like smell when it is freshly milled and is particularly valued for its durability and water resistance.
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Teak is durable even when not treated with oil or varnish.
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Teak consumption raises a number of environmental concerns, such as the disappearance of rare old-growth teak.
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Teak plantations were widely established in Equatorial Africa during the Colonial era.
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Teak is used extensively in India to make doors and window frames, furniture, and columns and beams in homes.
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Teak is used as a food plant by the larvae of moths of the genus Endoclita including E aroura, E chalybeatus, E damor, E gmelina, E malabaricus, E sericeus and E signifer and other Lepidoptera including the turnip moth.
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Teak has been used as a boat-building material for over 2000 years.
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Teak has the unusual property of being both an excellent structural timber for framing or planking, while at the same time being easily worked and finished, unlike some otherwise similar woods such as purpleheart.
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Teak is used extensively in boat decks, as it is extremely durable and requires very little maintenance.
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