Dillenia retusa is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka, there are records in the forests of Bolampatti and Anamalai hills. An ornamental, moderate sized tree, twigs and peduncles are glabrous. Leaves blunt at tip, cuneate at base, serrate, glabrous. Flowers 6–8 cm across, petals spathulate, narrow. Fruit enclosed by sepals.[1]

Dillenia retusa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
Species:
D. retusa
Binomial name
Dillenia retusa

Vernacular names

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Sinhalese:Godapara Tamil:Naiteku Telugu:Chinna Kalinga

Ecology

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Disturbed sites, scrub.

Uses

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Wood - furniture, light construction; fruit - medicinal.

References

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  1. ^ Forest trees of Western ghats by S.G.Neginhal
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