Dillenia triquetra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Dilleniales

Familia: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
Species: Dillenia triquetra
Name

Dillenia triquetra (Rottb.) Gilg, 1893.
Synonyms

Clugnia volubilis Comm. ex Steud.
Dillenia artocarpifolia Martelli
Dillenia dentata Thunb.
Dillenia guillotii Hochr.
Dillenia madagascariensis Martelli
Lenidia dentata (Thunb.) Poir.
Lenidia madagascariensis Poir.
Lenidia triquetra (Rottb.) Poir.
Weinmannia artocarpifolia Bak.
Wormia dentata (Thunb.) DC.
Wormia madagascariensis DC.
Wormia triquetra Rottb.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
Sri Lanka
Continental: Africa
Regional: Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Gilg, E.F. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. 1893. Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(6): 123.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Dillenia triquetra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Dillenia triquetra. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dillenia triquetra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Dillenia triquetra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

Dillenia triquetra is a plant endemic to the 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 triquetra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T33510A9788427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33510A9788427.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.