Elephant Apple
Dillenia indica
Also known as Chulta, Dellenia, Hondapara Tree, Ma-tad (Mal.)
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About Elephant Apple
Dillenia indica, commonly known as elephant apple or ou tenga, is a species of Dillenia (Family Dilleniaceae) native to China, India, and tropical Asia. It is found in stony river banks. This species was one of the many first described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1759.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dillenia indica
- Genus
- Dillenia
- Family
- DILLENIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indo-China, Sumatra, Malay peninsula, Java, Borneo
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चलता Chalta, Karambel, chalta
- Nepali
- पाँच फल Panch Phal, रामफल Raamphaal, चल्ता Chaltaa
- Bengali
- চালতা, চালিতা, চাইলতে
- Tamil
- உவா மரம், ஓமை, யானை ஆப்பிள்
- Telugu
- రేవడిచెట్టు, పెద్దకళింగ
- Kannada
- ಕಲ್ತೇಗ Kaltega, ಮುಚ್ಚಿಲು Mucchilu, ಗನಗಲು Ganagalu
- Malayalam
- മലമ്പുന്ന, Dillenia indica
Botanical family
Dilleniaceae
Dillenia Family
Elephant Apple belongs to the Dilleniaceae family.
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