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Dillenia indica
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Dillenia indica, commonly known as chulta, elephant apple, and honda para, is a species of plant in the family Dilleniaceae. It belongs to the genus Dillenia within the order Dilleniales and the class Magnoliopsida. The species is classified under the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Tracheophyta.
The native range of Dillenia indica includes Fujian, the Tibet Autonomous Region, and Myanmar. It has also been introduced to several locations, including the Andaman Islands, Caroline Islands, Comoros, Cuba, Ecuador, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Mauritius, Réunion, Trinidad-Tobago, and Windward Islands. The plant is utilized for food, as a medicinal plant, for wood, and as an ornamental plant.
According to the 2020 IUCN Red List assessment, Dillenia indica is listed as Least Concern.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDilleniales
- FamilyDilleniaceae
Dillenia indica, communément appelé baboul ou pomme d'éléphant ou chalta est une espèce d'arbustes de la famille des Dilleniaceae. Elle est originaire d'Asie : Chine, Inde, Sri Lanka, Thaïlande, Viêt Nam, Indonésie et Malaisie. Elle peut être utilisée comme arbuste ornemental. La pulpe de son fruit est aromatique. C'est une espèce riche en tannins pouvant servir de colorant.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 529
- With media
- 376
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Collections
- ENCB-IPN, BRIT, IBUNAM, US, RSA, NY
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Philippines, United States, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Thailand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dillenia
- Image
- Elephant apple fruit.jpg
- Has use
- ornamental plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Dillenia indica
- Commons category
- Dillenia indica
- Commons gallery
- Dillenia indica
- taxon common name
- slonje jabolko
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- D. indica
- taxon author citation
- L.
- taxon range
- Myanmar
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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Encyclopedic overview
Dillenia indica, commonly known as elephant apple or ou tenga, is a species of Dillenia (Family Dilleniaceae) native to China, India, and tropical Asia. It is found in stony river banks.
This species was one of the many first described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1759.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dillenia indica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.