Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Tree |
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| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland), New Guinea |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Small to medium-sized tree, able to grow up to about 6 - 10 m tall, sometimes up to 20 m. |
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| Trunk | Bark is reddish brown and texture is papery. |
| Foliage | Dark green ovate leaves, measuring about 11 - 23 cm long and 6 - 13 cm wide, petiole broad-winged and narrowing towards the base of the leaf blade, measuring about 2.5 - 4 cm. |
| Flowers | Yellow 5-petaled flowers about 6 - 9 cm wide, petals obovate and about 40 cm long and 25 cm wide, flower has pink to reddish-pink style, anthers and staminodes, stamens in 2 distinct groups (outer stamens about 7 - 8 mm long and inner stamens about 11 - 13 mm long with their apex reflexed in the flower bud). |
| Fruit | Fruit is a fleshy and dehiscent, splits open to reveal pinkish-red valves containing black seeds. |
| Habitat | Can be found in coastal rainforests and lowlands. |
| Etymology | Genus Dillenia is named after Johannes Jacobus Dillenius (1684 - 1747), a British botanist and physician, and also the first President of the Botanical Society of London. Species alata means wing-liked and refers to the petiole. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
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| Landscape Uses | Parks & Gardens |
Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal
| Fauna Pollination Dispersal Associated Fauna | Bird-Attracting |
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Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Lots of Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
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Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
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Fruit, Seed and Spore
| Mature Fruit Colour(s) | Red |
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Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 1547 |
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| Species ID | 2840 |
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