Dillenia triquetra

Diyapara (Dillenia triquetra)

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	unplaced
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Dillenia
Species:	D. triquetra
Binomial name
*Dillenia triquetra* Rottb.

Dillenia triquetra is a plant endemic to island of Sri Lanka, where it is known as දියපර (diyapara) by local people.

Leaves

Broadly oblong oval, obtuse to blunt pointed apex, margins coarsely serrated; petiole channelled above in mature leaves; prominent fleshy horseshoe-shaped cushion on upper side of petiole of young leaves.

Trunk

Twigs smooth, brown, marked with large leaf scars.

Flowers

White, few, large, sepals fleshy and persistent; Inflorescence - small, racemes opposite leaves.

Fruits

Small, globular, enclosed by enlarged sepals.

Ecology

Secondary forest, scrub, disturbed areas.

Uses

Wood - furniture, light construction; fruit - medicinal.

References

↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Dillenia philippinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 June 2013.

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/33510/0

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