Dillenia

Dillenia
Dillenia indica (type species)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
L.
Type species
Dillenia indica
L.
Species

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Synonyms

Dillenia is a genus of evergreen or semi-evergreen trees and shrubs in the flowering plant family Dilleniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Australasia, and the Indian Ocean islands.: 154–156 

The genus is named after the German botanist Johann Jacob Dillenius.

Structure

The leaves are simple and spirally arranged. They are generally large, in the case of Dillenia reticulata reaching 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in length and about 41 cm (16 in) wide. The flowers are solitary, or in terminal racemes, with five sepals and five petals, numerous stamens (up to 900 in the case of Dillenia ovalifolia), and a cluster of five to 20 carpels. Some species, such as Dillenia indica and Dillenia megalantha can have flower diameters of 20 cm (7.9 in). They are superficially similar in appearance to Magnolia flowers.

Species

As of September 2024, Plants of the World Online recognises the following 60 species:

References

  1. 1 2 In: Species Plantarum 1: 535. 1753. "Name – Dillenia L." Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 February 2010. Type Specimens: Dillenia indica
  2. ↑ GRIN (September 17, 1996). "Dillenia information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Dillenia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Hoogland, R. G. (1972). "Dilleniaceae". Flora Malesiana. 4 (1): 141–174 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
  5. ↑ GRIN. "Species in GRIN for genus Dillenia". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Archived from the original on 1 December 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  6. 1 2 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
  7. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Fayaz, Ahmed (2011). Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-55407-489-1.
  9. ↑ Hoogland, R. D. (December 1951). "Dilleniaceae". Flora Malesiana. 4 (series 1 part3: 204.
  10. ↑ Fayaz, Encyclopedia, op.cit. p.339
  11. ↑ Rohwer, Jens G. (2002). Tropical Plants of the World. New York: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. p. 106.
  12. ↑ Hoogland, R.D. (December 1951). "Dilleniaceae". Flora Malesiana. 1. 4 (3): 159.