Nilambur teak
What is Nilambur teak? Nilambur teak is famous for its quality. One of the world’s most sought after woods, it has unique features like a large size, durability and its distinctive colour. Nilambur teak is said to possess high resistance to fungal decay and also exhibit antioxidant properties. During the colonial era, the Britishers were drawn to the peculiar features of Nilambur teak, reports The Hindu . Due to this, they decided to transport the wood to London and other parts of the world to manufacture luxury furniture. In fact, the Nilambur-Shornur railway line was laid to make the process of transportation easier. Why the GI tag? But in recent years, there are several cases and incidents of lesser quality teak being sold in the market as Nilambur teak. “The main challenge before the state government and the teak cultivators is to protect the variety from other teak varieties”, said CR Elsy, Head of the IPR Cell of KAU. It was after the increa...