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Taxon

Dillenia indica L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 535. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Dillenia indica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard.  7 Oct 03. 141.jpg

Dillenia indica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 7 Oct 03. 141.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dillenia indica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard.  7 Oct 03. 142.jpg

Dillenia indica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 7 Oct 03. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 333.jpg

Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 333.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 334.jpg

Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 334.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 330.jpg

Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 330.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 335.jpg

Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 335.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 332.jpg

Dillenia indica--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 332.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into Andaman Is., Caroline Is., Comoros, Cuba, Ecuador, Gulf of Guinea Is., Mauritius, Réunion, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

December 11, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 7, 2003

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dilleniales

Family

Dilleniaceae

Genus

Dillenia

Specific Epithet

indica

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#329,870 of 335,497

Top 99%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →