Dillenia aurea Sm.

 
  • Family : DILLENIACEAE
    (Dillenia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARMAL FAMILY (करमल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dilleniaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dillenia aurea Sm.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Rai (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Fruits are edible, liked by Elephants
  • Key identification features : Leaves are shed to wards January end renewed Febrauary
  • Flower, Fruit : April-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Maharashtra : Chandrapur district
    • Odisha : Angul district, Bolangir district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalhandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Keonjhar district, Khurda district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Rayagada district,Sambalpur district, Sundergarh district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dillenia aurea. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

Botanical Description

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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