Herbarium JCB

Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.

Family : DILLENIACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Dilleniaceae
Species : Dillenia pentagyna
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.
Vernacular name : Kadu kanigala, Madathega, Kaltega (Kan.)
Collection Nos : KFP 6628, CJS 12939
Key identification features : A handsome decidous tree. Leaves are simple, obovate and attenuate at the base; lateral veins upto 30-50 pairs, often forking towards the margins. Flowers 3 cm across, appear in clusters and yellow in colour. Stamens many, innermost 10, longer than the rest and recurved.
Habit : Tree
Native : China, Malaysia, Java, India
Comments : The leaves of younger trees are larger than those of older trees and the nerves of younger leaves white, tomentose. The tree is a source of charcoal. One of Elephants favorite fruit.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Kodagu, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere