Category: Dillenia

Dillenia bracteata Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 2: t. 358 1840. (syn: Dillenia repanda Roxb.; Wormia bracteata (Wight) Hook.f. & Thomson) as per POWO; India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) as per Catalogue of Life; Trees about 30-60 ft tall. Young shoots tomentose, branches with prominent leaf scars. Leaves simple, spirally arranged, ovate-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 16-46 x […]

Dillenia tetrapetala Joongku Lee, T.B.Tran & R.K. Choudhary, 2012;                                                                                                                Images by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary    Dillenia from Vietnam_RKC_01_25042011: Recently I was on a floristic trip to Vietnam. On request of some members of eFlora, I am uploading a few fotos. Dillenia sp. Habit: Trees upto 10 m high. Loc.: HonBa Natural Reserve, Vietnam (ca 200m) […]

Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff.) Martelli, Malesia 3: 163 1887. (Syn. Dillenia burbidgei (Hook.f.) Martelli; Dillenia suffruticosa var. borneensis (Ridl.) Ridl.; Wormia burbidgei Hook.f. (Unresolved); Wormia suffruticosa Griff.);   Shrubby Dillenia, Simpoh, Shrubby simpohlenia;       Rani Bagh at Byculla, Mumbai– 9th Aug 2009; Dillenia suffruticosa – indiantreepix | Google Groups Singapore flora – efloraofindia | Google Groups […]

Dillenia pentagyna ?; .   at village: Pishvi taluka: Velhe district: Pune Maharashtra. Is this an Elephant Apple Tree – efloraofindia | Google Groups

Dillenia pentagyna Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 21 1795. (Syn. Colbertia augusta Wall. ex G.Don; Colbertia coromandelina DC.; Colbertia floribunda Wall.; Dillenia augusta Roxb.; Dillenia baillonii Pierre ex Laness.;Dillenia floribunda Hook.f. & Thomson; Dillenia hainanensis Merr.; Dillenia minor (Zoll. & Moritzi) Gilg); . dog teak, five-carpelled simpoh, Nepalese elephant apple • Assamese: okshi • Bengali: বন চালতা […]

Dillenia indica L., Sp. Pl. 535 1753. (Syn. Dillenia elongata Miq.; Dillenia indica f. elongata (Miq.) Miq.; Dillenia speciosa Thunb.) ;   Elephant apple, Large-flowered delinia, Girnar or Hondapara tree, Indian catmon, Hondapara Tree, Ma-tad • Hindi: चलता Chalta, Karambel • Nepali: पांच फल Paanca phal, Panca kule, राम फल Ram phal, ठूलो तातरी Thulo tatri • […]

Dillenia aurea Sm.;   Dillenia aurea : 3 posts by 2 authors. Pradip Krishen needs a picture of the fruit of the tree Dillenia aurea, mostly likely for his upcoming book on forest trees of central India. Monkeys raid the tree before the fruits can ripen, and thus it  is not easy to find ripe fruits […]