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10. Dillenia indica L.wfo-0000647564

Sp. Pl.: 535. 1753; Hook.f. & Thomson in Hook.f. Fl. Br. Ind. 1: 36. 1872; Kurz, Fl. Burm. 1: 19. 1877; Fin & Gagnep., Bull. Soc. bot. Fr. Mèm. 4: 9. 1906; in Fl. Gèn. I.-C. 1: 21. 1907; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 10. 1922; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. : 22. 1925; Hoogland In Fl. Mal I. 4: 171. 1951; Blumea 7: 108. 1952.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Evergreen tree up to 30 m. Leaves oblong, 15–30 by 6–12 cm, 25–50-nerved, acute or obtuse at apex, rounded to acute at base. Petiole 2.5–10 cm. Flowers solitary, terminal, 15–20 cm across. Pedicel 4–8 cm. Sepals ova, ca 40–60 by 30–50 mm, up to 10 mm thick near base. Petals white, 70–90 by 50–65 mm. Stamens in 2 distinct groups: outer ones (c. 550) curved, 13–15 mm, inner ones (c. 25) reflexed at apex, 20–22 mm. Carpels 14–20, ca 14 by 3 mm, each with 40–80 ovules. Fruits indehiscent, yellowish green, globular, ca 8–10 cm diam. including sepals. Seeds exarillate.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai; NORTH-EASTERN: Loei; CENTRAL: Pathum Thani; SOUTH-EASTERN: Kanchanaburi; PENINSULAT: Surat Thani, Phangnga, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang.

Distribution : India (type), Ceylon, Burma, Yunnan, Indochina, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo.

Ecology : In evergreen forests or topical rain forests, usually in creek beds or on river banks, up to 1,100 m alt.

Vernacular : San (ส้าน); san pao (ส้านป้าว)(Northern); matat (มะตาด)(Central); saen (แส้น), san kwang (ส้านกว้าง), san tha (ส้านท่า), san yai (ส้านใหญ่), som pru (ส้มปรุ)(Peninsular).