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Dillenia indica

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Dilleniales Family: Dilleniaceae Genus: Dillenia

elephant apple, simpoh

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 535 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dillenia indica Honolulu, 34 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1947-06-15
2 Dillenia indica Honolulu Preserved_Specimen King Oahu BISH 1937-06-03
3 Dillenia indica Honolulu Preserved_Specimen King Oahu BISH 1937-06-03
4 Dillenia indica Honolulu, 34 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen small tree 15-20', deciduous; brance with new crop of leaves; fls. white Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-09-07
5 Dillenia indica Akaka Falls HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 8/17/2013
6 Dillenia indica Honolulu, 34 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen small tree deciduous, being bare for a few days before new leaves come; fls. large, facing downward, petals and stigma pure white. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1959-07-25
7 Dillenia indica Honolulu, 34 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen One green bract below calyx on pedicel 1/2+ in. long; 5 sepals (green, stiff, concave); 5 petals (white, frail, slightly irregular, 3 a little larger than other 2); 16-lobed stigma on conical, 16-grooved ovary with many tiny ovules lining the narrow ridges between grooves; stamens many, attached to base of ovary. Fls. hang on tree, facing downward. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1959-07-23
8 Dillenia indica Akaka Falls HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 8/17/2013
9 Dillenia indica East Maui, Hana District, Kalahu Point, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Map #171 Preserved_Specimen tree of 37'; lvs glossy dk green, veins sunken, below dull, pale green w/ raised whitish-green veins, secondary and tertiary veins darker; fruit pendant, 18 around, 5 high, dull pale green, ripening brownish yellow-green w/ unpleasant odour of burned roast beef au jus. Flynn, T.W. 5800 Maui BISH 1995-05-17
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