''Tecomella undulata'' is a

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, locally known as rohida, found in Oman, and from southwest Iran to northwest India. It is the only species in the

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genus ''Tecomella''. It is a medium-sized

that produces quality

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and is the main source of timber amongst the indigenous tree species of desert regions of

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and

Marwar Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word 'maru' is Sanskrit for desert. In Rajasthani languages, "wad" means a particular area. English tran ...

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. The trade name of the tree species is desert teak or Marwar teak. File:Rohida1.jpg, Tree at the village of Harsawa File:Tacomella_leaf.jpg, Leaves at the village of Gharsana,

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File:Stem of Tecomella.jpg, Trunk at Gharsana

References

*ROHIDA (''Tecomella undulata''), Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun
Conservation status Patrika News in Hindi
* Yahy M. Musakhel 2005: Floral diversity of ''Tecomella undulata'' species in Balochistan Pakistan. Bignoniaceae Flora of Oman Flora of Iran Flora of Afghanistan Flora of the Indian subcontinent Drought-tolerant trees Monotypic Lamiales genera Symbols of Rajasthan Bignoniaceae genera {{Bignoniaceae-stub