Scientific Name :
Dillenia indica L.
Synonym :
Dillenia speciosa Thunb.
Dillenia elongata Miq.
Common Name : Indian catmon, Chalta, Mota karmal
Plant Family : Dilleniaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : June to February
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Erect, tall, brown, bark with horizontal rings, branches spreading
Leaves: Oblong , serrate, parallel veins from midrib, 20 to 30 cm, ends of branches with crowded leaves
Flowers: Sepals round, greenish yellow, petals 5, oblong, white, stamens infinite of 2 types long and short
Inflorescence: Solitary cyme
Fruits: Round, fleshy, 7 to 10 cm, many seeded
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH
Distribution Range : India to China (S. Yunnan, S.Guangxi) and W. & Central Malesia.
Uses : Plant useful in combating bad odor of the mouth also used in indigestion problems, inflammatory and diabetes
