Dilleniaceae

Chulta

Dillenia indica L.

Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia

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Chulta (Dillenia indica) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel Duarte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Bangla: চাইলতে, চালিতা
Chinese: 五桠果, 第倫桃
English: Chulta, Elephant apple, Hondapara tree, Indian catmon
Polish: Ukęśl indyjska
Portuguese: Dilênia, Flor de abril, Flor-de-abril, Maça de elefante, Maçã de elefante, Árvore da pataca, Árvore do dinheiro, Árvore-da-pataca
Slovenian: Slonje jabolko
Tamil: ஓமை, பாங்கர், யானை ஆப்பிள்
Telugu: పెద్దకళింగ

Synonyms

Dillenia elongata Miq.
Dillenia indica f. elongata (Miq.) Miq.
Dillenia speciosa Thunb.

Flowers

In flower: January to February, April, July to August (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel Duarte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Allan Yu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Samuel Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nandini Velho, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Luan Mazzeo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.