Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated plants
Dillenia indica
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Photo: Robert Kelly
Machipanda Border post, Mozambique.
Photo: Robert Kelly
Machipanda Border post, Mozambique.
Photo: Robert Kelly
Machipanda Border post, Mozambique.
Photo: Robert Kelly
Machipanda Border post, Mozambique.
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| Synonyms: |
Dillenia elongata Miq. Dillenia speciosa Thunb. |
| Common names: | Elephant apple (English) |
| Description: | Evergreen tree. Leaves stiff with prominent almost parallel lateral veins; margin toothed. Flowers large, 15-20 cm in diameter. Petals white. Stamens numerous. Styles numerous, borne at the apex of the ovary, arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Fruit 10-12 cm in diameter, enclosed by large fleshy sepals. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | India to China and Malesia. |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Glyphodes negatalis (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dillenia indica
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