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Lamiaceae

Teak

Tectona grandis L.f.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Tectona

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Teak: Tectona grandis (fruits). Location: Maui, Kihei
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (82)
ace
Jatoë
acm
صاج
Arabic
ساج كبير, الدلب الهندي, ساج, شجر التيك, شجرة الساج
Armenian
Տեքի, Կաղնի հնդկական
arz
ساج كبير
Azerbaijani
Tectona
ban
Jati
Bangla
সেগুন
Basque
Teka
Bhojpuri
सागौन
Bulgarian
Тиково дърво
Burmese
ကျွန်း, ကျွန်းသစ်
Cantonese
柚木
Catalan
Teca
Chinese
柚木, 紫柚木, 紫油木, 脂树
Croatian
Obični tik
Czech
Teka obrovská, Teak, Týk
dag
Aluura
Danish
Teaktræ
Dutch
Teakboom, Djati
English
Teak, Common teak, Teak tree, Teaktree
Esperanto
Granda tektono
Estonian
Suur tiikpuu
Finnish
Tiikki
French
Teck
Galician
Teca
Georgian
Ტექის ხე
German
Teakbaum, Teak, Teakbäume, Teakholz, Thekholz
Greek
Τικ
Gujarati
સાગ
Hausa
Tak
Hebrew
טיק
Hindi
सागौन, साग, सागवान, टीकवुड
hsb
Hoberski teakowc
Hungarian
Teakfa, Indiaitölgy, Tikfa, Tíkfa
Indonesian
Jati, Kayu jati, Pohon jati
io
Teko
Irish
Téac
Italian
Tectona, Teak, Legno Teak, Teck
Japanese
チーク, チーク材
Javanese
Jati
Kannada
ಸಾಗುವಾನಿ, ತೇಗ
Kazakh
Тик
Korean
티크
lah
ساگوان
Latvian
Tīkkoks, Lielais tīkkoks, Tīks
Lithuanian
Tikmedis
Macedonian
Тик, Тиково дрво
mad
Jhâtè
Malagasy
Karatsaka, Kesika, Teck, Teka
Malay
Pokok Jati
Malayalam
തേക്ക്, ടെക്റ്റോണ ഗ്രാൻഡിസ്
Marathi
साग, सागवान, टेक्टोना
min
Jati
mnw
တၞံဆုကၠ
Norwegian Bokmål
Teak, Tectona
Norwegian Nynorsk
Teak, Teaktre, Tectona sp., Tectona spp.
Occitan
Tèc
Persian
ساج, چوب ساج
Polish
Teczyna wyniosła, Dąb indyjski
Portuguese
Teca
Punjabi
ਟੀਕ
Romanian
Tec
Russian
Тиковое дерево
sat
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱽᱣᱟᱱ
shn
တူၼ်ႈမႆႉသၵ်း, မႆႉသၵ်း
Sinhala
Sinhala languages
Slovak
Tík, Teak, Tíkové drevo
Slovenian
Tikovec, Pravi tikovec, Tikovina
Spanish
Teca
Sundanese
Jati
Swedish
Teak
Tajik
Соҷ
Tamil
தேக்கு
tcy
ತೆಕ್ಕಿದಮರ
Telugu
టేకు, టెక్టోనా, టేకు చెట్టు, టేకు చెట్లు
Thai
สัก, ต้นสัก, ไม้สัก
Turkish
Tik ağacı, Tikağacı
Ukrainian
Тік
Urdu
ساگوان
Vietnamese
Tếch, Giá tị, Giá tỵ
wuu
柚木

Synonyms

  • Jatus grandis (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Tectona grandis f. abludens Koord. & Valeton
  • Tectona grandis f. canescens Moldenke
  • Tectona grandis f. pilosula Moldenke
  • Tectona grandis f. punctata Moldenke
  • Tectona grandis f. tomentella Moldenke
  • Tectona theca Lour.
  • Theka grandis (L.f.) Lam.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.