Tectona grandis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q156938
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Summary

Tectona grandis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,600 views/month, #735 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
  • Parent taxon: Tectona[5]
  • Taxon name: Tectona grandis[6]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[7]
  • Has use: afforestation[8], food[9], wood[10], medicinal plant[11]
  • Commons category: Tectona grandis[12]
  • Commons gallery: Tectona grandis[13]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[14], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 65(1)[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=80123[19]
  • This taxon is source of: teak[20]
  • Short name: T. grandis[21]
  • Taxon common name: teak[22], Teaktræ[23], Teakbaum[24], τικ[25], common teak[26], granda tektono[27], teca[28], Tiikki[29], Teck[30], साग[31], सागवान[32], тик[33], djati[34], teakboom[35]
  • Different from: Tech[36]

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Identifiers

Tectona grandis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62887[37]. Tectona grandis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41396[38]. Tectona grandis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579742[39]. Tectona grandis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2925649[40]. Tectona grandis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32247[41].

Why It Matters

Tectona grandis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [41] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [39] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [40] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Brya · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon author citation → L.f. (1782)
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'ar', 'arz', 'ban', 'be', 'bh', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da'
    Sitelink count → 78
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Complete Songs & Poems
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