Pan India Bouquets

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 :
- Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district
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.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Dillenia scabrella. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.