Dilleniaceae
Shrubby dillenia
Dillenia suffruticosa
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Genus
- Dillenia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- ديلنيا شجيرية
- Azerbaijani
- Simpoh Ayer
- Chinese
- 灌木五桠果
- English
- Shrubby dillenia, Shrubby simpohlenia, Simpoh
- French
- Tambakau
- German
- Malaysischer Rosenapfel, Buan, Dungin, Shrubby simpohlenia, Simper ayer, Simpoh, Simpoh Ayer, Simpor
- Indonesian
- Meringis ayer
- Malay
- Pokok Simpoh Air
- Persian
- سیمپوه آیر, سیمپوه ایر, سیمپوهٔ آیر
Synonyms
- Dillenia burbidgei (Hook.f.) Martelli
- Dillenia suffruticosa var. borneensis (Ridl.) Ridl.
- Wormia burbidgei Hook.f.
- Wormia revoluta Miq.
- Wormia subsessilis Miq.
- Wormia subsessilis var. borneensis Ridl.
- Wormia suffruticosa Griff. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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: 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.