The original Teak is an East Indiantimber-tree, Tectina grandis, but the name has beentransferred to other trees in different parts of the world,from a similarity in the hardness of their wood. In Australia,it is given to Dissiliaria baloghioides, F. v. M., N.O. Euphorbiaceae; to Endiandra glauca, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae; and to Flindersia Bennettiana,F. v. M., N.O. Meliaceae. In New Zealand, it is Vitex littoralis; Maori name, Puriri (q.v.).