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Dillenia retusa is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka, there are records in the forests of Bolampatti and Anamalai hills. An ornamental, moderate sized tree, twigs and peduncles are glabrous. Leaves blunt at tip, cuneate at base, serrate, glabrous. Flowers 6–8 cm across, petals spathulate, narrow. Fruit enclosed by sepals.[1]

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

Vernacular names

Sinhalese:Godapara Tamil:Naiteku Telgu:Chinna Kalinga

Ecology

Disturbed sites, scrub.

Uses

Wood - furniture, light construction; fruit - medicinal.

References

External links

• http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/223809
• https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0031-1273640
• http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=409&s=Family_name

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