| Dillenia indica | |
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| Leaves, fruits & buds in West Bengal, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Dilleniales |
| Family: | Dilleniaceae |
| Genus: | Dillenia |
| Species: | D. indica
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| 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Hoogland, R.G. (1972). "Dilleniaceae". Flora Malesiana. 4 (1): 141–174 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
- ^ a b "Dillenia indica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ 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.