Dilleniaceae

Dillenia

Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.

Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia

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Dillenia: Dillenia pentagyna at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal , India . — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Bangla: বন চালতা
Chinese: 小花五桠果, 五桠果
English: Dillenia, Dog teak, Karmal, Nepali elephant apple
Kannada: ಕಲ್ತೇಗ
Malayalam: പട്ടിപ്പുന്ന, കുടപ്പുന്ന, നാഗമരം, നെയ്തേക്ക്, വാഴപ്പുന്ന, ശ്യാലിത
Tamil: பஞ்சகன்னி உவா
Telugu: చిన్న కళింగ, రేవడ
Thai: ส้านช้าง

Synonyms

Colbertia augusta Wall. ex G.Don
Colbertia coromandelina DC.
Colbertia floribunda Wall.
Colbertia minor Zoll. & Moritzi
Dillenia angusta Roxb.
Dillenia angusta Roxb.
Dillenia baillonii Pierre ex Laness.
Dillenia floribunda Hook.f. & Thomson
Dillenia hainanensis Merr.
Dillenia minor (Zoll. & Moritzi) Gilg
Wormia augusta (Roxb.) Steud.
Wormia coromandelina (DC.) Spreng.
Wormia floribunda (Wall.) Steud.
Wormia pentagyna var. augusta Kurz

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 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.