Dillenia scabrella Roxb. ex Wall.

 
  • Family : DILLENIACEAE
    (Dillenia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARMAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dilleniaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Colbertia scabrella D.Don; Dillenia elata Pierre; Dillenia pilosa Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.; Wormia scabrella (D.Don) Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dillenia scabrella Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Banjiou, Ona (Asm.).
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In tropical mixed forests
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 200- 800m.
  • Key identification features : Deciduous trees up to 35 m high. Leaves ohovate-oblon, to narrowly obovate, hispid above, pubescent beneath. Flowers fascicled, 4-6 cm acroll, yellow. Fruits orange yello with enclosed sepals.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 64.
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dillenia scabrella. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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