Dillenia.'] DUleniacecs. 13 



petioles i^ in. long, stout, deeply channelled above, pulvinate 

 at base ; fl. very large, 6-"] in. diam., on stout subterminal 

 ped. ; sep. very fleshy ; pet. orbicular with a broad base ; 

 stam. persistent; carp. 15-20, coherent at the axis, styles 

 spreading like a star, white ; ripe carp, enclosed in the greatly 

 enlarged and thickened sep., which are i in. thick and strongly 

 imbricate, the whole forming a large green globose pomiform 

 fruit 5-6 in. diam., actual fruit 2\ in. diam., pericarp thin, 

 indehiscent ; seeds numerous, compressed, with a hairy 

 margin. 



Low country up to 2000 ft. ; common, often planted. Fl. July, 

 August ; white, stamens yellow ; fruit green. . 



Throughout India and the Malay Peninsula and Islands. 



A very handsome tree with fine foliage, magnificent flowers, and 

 remarkable apple-hke fruit. It is much planted for ornament. The fruit 

 gives a lather with water, and is used as soap. 



2. D. retusa, Thunb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. i. 200 (1791). Goda- 

 para, S. 



Herm. Mus. 49. D. integra, Thunb. 1. c. 199. Moon Cat. 42. 

 Wormia retusa, Hk. f. and Th. Fl. Ind. 68. Thw. Enum. 5. C. P. 

 2960. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. 2)7- Trans. Linn. Soc. 1. c. t. 19, and t. 18 {D. integrd). 



A moderate-sized tree, bark brownish-grey ; 1. large, 

 6-12 in., obovate-oblong, very obtuse, gradually tapering to 

 base, shallowly repand-serrate, stiff, coriaceous, glabrous and 

 shining on both surfaces, petiole i in., channelled, pubescent, 

 pulvinate ; fl. large, 3 in. diam., on long, pubescent, sub- 

 terminal or leaf-opposed ped., often 2-fld. ; sep. fleshy, per- 

 sistent ; pet. rotund, with a narrow base ; stam. all erect ; 

 carp. 5, coherent at the axis, styles subulate, ovules numerous; 

 ripe carp, enclosed in much enlarged and thickened imbricate 

 sep. forming a depressed -globose, very finely pubescent, 

 orange fruit, i-ijin. diam., actual fruit |-f in., pericarp thin, 

 fleshy ; seeds several, smooth. 



Moist low country; rather common. Fl. May, June, August ; white; 

 stam. pink or purple ; fruit orange. 



Endemic. 



The leaves vary a good deal in size, width, and margin. Thunberg's 

 D. integra is apparently an entire-leaved form, but his figures are very 

 poor. 



Wood reddish-brown, fine-grained, moderately hard, durable, medul- 

 lary rays distinct. 



