Biology:Dillenia reticulata

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Dillenia reticulata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
Species:
D. reticulata
Binomial name
Dillenia reticulata
King

Dillenia reticulata is a deciduous rainforest tree in the family Dilleniaceae.[2][3] It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.[1]

Description

The species typically grows to 36 metres (118 ft) high and about 1.27 metres (4.2 ft) thick, with a maximum recorded height of 63 metres (207 ft).[4] The young tree has a very different appearance, palm-like with a terminal rosette of huge, wavy-edged leaves up to 1.27 metres (4.2 ft) or more in length and about 41 centimetres (16 in) wide.[5] Adult leaves much smaller, to as little as 10 by 10 centimetres (3.9 by 3.9 in). The underside of the leaves is fuzzy. The flowers are five-petaled, yellow and about eight centimeters (three inches) in width. The trees have prop roots similar to those of mangroves.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chadburn, H. (2018). "Dillenia reticulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61995461A61995463. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61995461/61995463. Retrieved 25 June 2022. 
  2. "Dillenia reticulata King". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/365JD. 
  3. "Dillenia reticulata King". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316747-1. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Dillenia reticulata King". https://asianplant.net/Dilleniaceae/Dillenia_reticulata.htm. 
  5. Fayaz, Ahmed (2011). Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books. p. 339. 

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