Dillenia indica

Dillenia indica
Leaves, fruits & buds in West Bengal, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
Species:
D. indica
Binomial name
Dillenia indica

Dillenia indica, commonly known as elephant apple[2]: 171  or ou tenga,[3] is a species of Dillenia native to China, India, and tropical Asia.[3] It is found in stony river banks.[2]: 171 

This species was one of the many first described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1759.[4]

  1. ^ Oldfield, S. (2020). "Dillenia indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61994577A61994579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T61994577A61994579.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hoogland, R.G. (1972). "Dilleniaceae". Flora Malesiana. 4 (1): 141–174 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
  3. ^ a b "Dillenia indica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis (in Latin). Vol. 2 (10th revised ed.). Holmiae: (Laurentii Salvii). p. 1082.