Ecology
What this tree does for the land
Deciduous hardwood suited to well-drained Tamil Nadu uplands.
Income-bearing species
🪵 Indian Teak · தேக்கு மரம்
Thekku maram — Premium heritage timber that appreciates over decades.
Traditional uses
What this tree gives
- •Furniture timber
- •Construction
- •Heritage asset
Community income
What a tree earns
Cumulative income a village guardian or co-op can draw from one tree of this species, at each horizon.
5 years
—
per tree, cumulative
10 years
₹20.0k
per tree, cumulative
20 years
₹1.20 L
per tree, cumulative
A long-horizon timber asset — value compounds toward year 20+.
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