Teak in Myanmar
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Teak, tectona grandis, is a hardwood tree native to much of South and Southeast Asia, including Myanmar. Due to its natural water resistance, teak is sought out for a variety of uses including furniture-making and shipbuilding.[1] Teak grows throughout much of Burma, but was first exploited in the Tenasserim (now Tanintharyi) region in the southeast of Burma on the Malay Peninsula[2] Though it has long been used by locals, teak has been important to the economy of Myanmar since British Colonization[3] and remains a political issue today.
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