Biology:Dillenia triquetra

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dillenia triquetra
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Dilleniales
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Dillenia
Species:	D. triquetra
Binomial name
Dillenia triquetra Rottb.

Dillenia triquetra is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka, where it is known as දියපර (diyapara) by local people.

Leaves

Broadly oblong oval, obtuse to blunt pointed apex, margins coarsely serrated; petiole channelled above in mature leaves; prominent fleshy horseshoe-shaped cushion on upper side of petiole of young leaves.

Trunk

Twigs smooth, brown, marked with large leaf scars.

Flowers

White, few, large, sepals fleshy and persistent; Inflorescence - small, racemes opposite leaves.

Fruits

Small, globular, enclosed by enlarged sepals.

Ecology

Secondary forest, scrub, disturbed areas.

Uses

Wood - furniture, light construction; fruit - medicinal.

External links

• http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Madagasc/dillen/00195708.html

Wikidata ☰ Q17302826 entry