Dilleniaceae
Dillenia excelsa
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Genus
- Dillenia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 紫萼五椏果/亮葉五椏果
- Indonesian
- Kanigara
- Javanese
- Kanigara
- Malay
- Pokok Simpoh Ungu
Synonyms
- Capellia multiflora Blume
- Capellia pauciflora Zoll. & Moritzi
- Dillenia excelsa var. borneensis (Miq.) Merr.
- Dillenia excelsa var. pubescens (Corner) Masam.
- Dillenia excelsa var. tomentella (Martelli) Masam.
- Dillenia glabra Martelli
- Dillenia magnoliifolia Martelli
- Dillenia mattanensis Martelli
- Dillenia oblonga (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Martelli
- Dillenia pauciflora (Zoll. & Moritzi) Gilg
- Dillenia secunda W.Hunter
- Dillenia tomentella Martelli
- Wormia excelsa Jack
- Wormia excelsa f. grandifolia Miq.
- Wormia excelsa var. borneensis Miq.
- Wormia excelsa var. pubescens Corner
- Wormia excelsa var. tomentella (Martelli) Martelli & Corner
- Wormia grandiflora Miq.
- Wormia oblonga Wall.
- Wormia oblonga Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
- Wormia parviflora Ridl.
- Wormia pauciflora (Zoll. & Moritzi) Gilg
- Wormia tomentella Ridl.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, August to October (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: tlaloc27, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.