Teak comes from the tree Tectona.  According to Wikipedia, there are three different Tectona trees.  The Tectona grandis is the most common tree and has a wide distribution in India and Indonesia.  Tectona hamiltoniana is a tree found only in Burma and is endangered due to over harvesting.  There is also the Tectona Philippinenesis which is only found in the Philippines and also considered endangered.   The teak wood harvested from Indonesia is controlled by the Indonesian government through a corporation known as Perum Perhutani.   Perum Perhutani is responsible for the reforestation program in all of Indonesia.   The largest producer of teak is the Island of Java in Indonesia.   The Teak tree needs to grow for a minimum or 40 years before being harvested.  It is the Perum Perhutani’s job to make certain that for every tree harvested there are trees planted for future generations.   It is the teak tree plantation that keeps the Tectona Grandis from becoming endangered like the trees in Burma and the Philippines.  Often teak is described as Java Teak or Indonesian Teak so the user knows that the teak wood is not endangered and being reforested through these environmentally friendly plantations.

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