About Dog Teak
Dillenia pentagyna, the dog teak or Nepali elephant apple, is a small tree with tortuous twigs. It is a member of the family Dilleniaceae, and is found from Sulawesi to South-Central China to India and Sri Lanka.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dillenia pentagyna
- Genus
- Dillenia
- Family
- DILLENIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India), Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Java, Celebes Island, Lesser Sunda Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- करमल Karmal
- Bengali
- বন চালতা Ban chalta, বন চালতা
- Tamil
- நாய்த்தேக்கு Nay-t-tekku, புன்னை வகை Punnai vakai, பஞ்சகன்னி உவா
- Telugu
- చిన్న కళింగ, రేవడ
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಕಣಿಗಲು Kaadu kanigalu, ಕೋಲ್ತೇಗ Koltega, ಮದತೇಗ Madatega
- Malayalam
- കുടപ്പുന്ന Kutapunna, പട്ടിപ്പുന്ന Pattippunna, വാഴപ്പുന്ന Vaazhappunna
- Marathi
- पिवळा करमळ Piwala karmal, पिवळा करमळ
Botanical family
Dilleniaceae
Dillenia Family
Dog Teak belongs to the Dilleniaceae family.
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