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unusual facts about Teak


ISKCON Temple Chennai

In the temple hall, there are three teak-wood altars which house the deities of Lord Krishna with His consort Radharani and Their assisting friends Lalita and Vishaka, Lord Chaitanya with Lord Nityananda and Lord Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra.


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Andhra Pradesh Forest Department

The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous type with a mixture of Teak, and species of the genera Terminalia, Dalbergias, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus etc.

Baikiaea plurijuga

Extensive teak forests in some parts of its range (e.g. at Mulobezi, Zambia) have been over-exploited by the commercial timber industry.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Nairobi

Most traditional Hindu temples have stone interiors but this BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir uses indigenous timber from East Africa, such as camphor, mahogany, mvuli, Mt. Elgon teak and meru oak.

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway

Interiors were of polished oak, with teak mouldings and the ceilings of the First Class sections were covered in pale green Lincrusta, picked out with gold leaf.

Constanzo Beschi

Two teak wood cars built by him are still on view in Kamanayakkanpatti.

F. australis

Flindersia australis, the crows ash or Australian teak, a rainforest tree species found in Australia

Flag of Indonesia

White is the natural color of woven cotton fabrics, while red is one of the earliest natural dye discovered by native acquired from the teak leafs, the flowers of Averrhoa bilimbi or the skin of mangosteen fruits.

Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary

Trees include teak (Tectona grandis), anjan (Hardwickia binata), oil cake tree (Albizia amara), sandalwood (Santalum album), bel (Aegle marmelos), awla (Phyllanthus emblica), bhallatak (Semecarpus anacardium), and moha (Madhuca longifolia).

Indravati Tiger Reserves

The most commonly found trees in the park are teak, lendia, salai, mahua, tendu, semal, haldu, ber and jamun.

Shaniwar Wada

All the state halls in the buildings are said to have doorways with exquisitely carved teak arches, with ornamental teardrop teak pillars shaped like Suru (cypress tree) trunks supporting the ceilings, which were covered with beautiful teak tracery, carved creepers and flowers.

Skeg

In time hydrodynamic improvements took place, pioneered by George Downing who also created the first removable skeg, a teak wood skeg in a teak wood box which was supposed to hold in place due to the swelling of woods in water.

Southern Province, Zambia

The south-western border with Western Province runs through the teak forests around Mulobezi which once supported a commercial timber industry and for which the Mulobezi Railway was built.

Thomas Holbein Hendley

The exotic structure was carved from Indian teak in Shekhawati and transported to London for an exhibition.


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