Tectona grandis L.f.

Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
to DPU Herbarium
by T. G. Yuncker
Teeton|a grand is L.
Introduced at Fonukula plantation«
Xoung trees 4 m. tall. 65 m.alt*
Jan. 25, 1940.
Oka, % G. Yuncker
DEPAUW UNIV. HERBARIU^o
HERBARIUM, T. G. YUNC^ER“JU44
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Tectona grandia L« f *
Verified by H. N. Moldenke
August, 1944
Tectona grand» Linnaeus f., Suppl., 151, 1781.
Medium to large tree, the young branches 4-sided, brown-scurfy. Leaves opposite,
oval, entire, scabrous above, densely brown-hairy beneath, up to 35 or more cm. long and
30 cm. wide, veiny, acute, decurrent forming winged petioles.
A few trees lave been introduced from Samoa and are planted at the
government plantation at Fonukula where they appear to be growing well
(9885), English name, teak.
TRUMAN G. YUNCKER HERBARIUM
OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
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